Pope Leo XIV releases first encyclical Magnifica Humanitas on artificial intelligence and human dignity May 25 at Vatican press conference with Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah

— First time a pope joins an encyclical press conference.

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OPRW#1115Rob Wiblin|@ROBERTWIBLIN

Wow landing Chris Olah could be a real breakout moment for the Pope.

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POSTBT#687Bojan Tunguz|@TUNGUZ

“Once you abandon the theological grounding of human dignity, you are left locating dignity in capacities that humans possess unequally.”

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A Pope, an AI founder and the most important document of our moment

(RNS) — Pope Leo XIV is set to publish his first encyclical, 'Magnifica Humanitas,' that will focus on addressing artificial intelligence and human dignity. He will do so alongside the co-founder of one of the largest AI companies.

12:34 AM · May 21, 2026 · 1K Views