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Pope Leo XIV approves Vatican AI commission

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Pope Leo XIV approved the creation of an Interdicasterial Commission on Artificial Intelligence in a rescript dated May 12 and released May 16. The move followed a May 3 audience with Cardinal Michael Czerny and came one day after the Pope signed an encyclical on AI due for release within two weeks. The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development will coordinate the commission in its first year, drawing representatives from seven Vatican institutions to examine AI development and its effects on humanity.

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OPAndrew Curran#517Andrew Curran@ANDREWCURRAN_

A day after singing an encyclical on AI, which will be made public in the next two weeks, Pope Leo XIV has launched an Interdicasterial Commission on Artificial Intelligence to consider 'its potential effects on human beings and on humanity as a whole.'

7:32 AM · May 17, 2026 View on X
ORIGINAL POSTAndrew Curran#517Andrew Curran@ANDREWCURRAN_

A day after singing an encyclical on AI, which will be made public in the next two weeks, Pope Leo XIV has launched an Interdicasterial Commission on Artificial Intelligence to consider 'its potential effects on human beings and on humanity as a whole.'

2:32 PM · May 17, 2026 · 19.2K Views
REPLYAndrew Curran#517Andrew Curran@ANDREWCURRAN_
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In a rescript signed by Cardinal Michael Czerny, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, Pope Leo XIV approves the creation ...
Andrew CurranAndrew Curran@AndrewCurran_

A day after singing an encyclical on AI, which will be made public in the next two weeks, Pope Leo XIV has launched an Interdicasterial Commission on Artificial Intelligence to consider 'its potential effects on human beings and on humanity as a whole.'

2:32 PM · May 17, 2026 · 19.2K Views
2:32 PM · May 17, 2026 · 3.3K Views
REPLYAndrew Curran#517Andrew Curran@ANDREWCURRAN_

*signing

Andrew CurranAndrew Curran@AndrewCurran_

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-05/pope-leo-interdicasterial-artificial-intelligence-commission.html

2:32 PM · May 17, 2026 · 3.3K Views
5:17 PM · May 17, 2026 · 1.9K Views
QUOTE POSTTim Hwang#1282Tim Hwang@TIMHWANG

The Vatican's success in this area depends on it recognizing that it will need to exercise its authority through quite different substrates.

One massive first step would be to rally Catholics worldwide against a technical research agenda that ships real code, evals, and models.

8:01 PM · May 17, 2026 · 5.1K Views
QUOTE POSTPeter Wildeford🇺🇸🚀#1359Peter Wildeford🇺🇸🚀@PETERWILDEFORD

Pope Leo XIV launching comission on AI 👀

Andrew CurranAndrew Curran@AndrewCurran_

A day after singing an encyclical on AI, which will be made public in the next two weeks, Pope Leo XIV has launched an Interdicasterial Commission on Artificial Intelligence to consider 'its potential effects on human beings and on humanity as a whole.'

2:32 PM · May 17, 2026 · 19.2K Views
8:16 PM · May 17, 2026 · 3.2K Views