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“Magnifica Humanitas:” Pope Leo’s Clarion Call on AI

“Magnifica Humanitas:” Pope Leo’s Clarion Call on AI

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In this episode, Tristan and Aza discuss what it was like for Tristan to be at the Vatican ahead of the Pope’s encyclical on AI, why this is such a critical step toward a pro-human future, and how we can build on the momentum of the Vatican’s call to acti

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Since stepping into the Papacy, Pope Leo XIV has been a forceful
voice pushing back against the anti-human path we’re on with AI.
In May, he released “Magnifica Humanitas,” a sprawling encyclical
warning of the dangers to human dignity and agency posed by
runaway AI. Tristan had the incredible opportunity to meet with
the Pope ahead of the encyclical's release.

In the modern world, you’d think we would have developed
governance structures to deal with powerful new technologies like
AI. It's worth asking why a 2,000-year-old religious institution
is the only one standing up and loudly declaring that the default
path is unacceptable.

In this episode, Tristan and Aza discuss what it was like for
Tristan to be at the Vatican, why this is such a critical step
toward a pro-human future, and how we can build on the momentum
of the Pope’s call to action.

Your Undivided Attention is produced by Center for Humane
Technology. You can find a transcript of this conversation on
our Substack.

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Corrections:

Tristan said that Pope John XXIII gave his radio address
weeks after the Cuban Missile Crisis. It actually occured during
the crisis.

Tristan paraphrased the full quote from Pope Leo's encyclical
on AI disarmament. Here is the full quote: "Disarming AI means
freeing it from the mentality of “armed” competition, which today
is not limited simply to the military context, but is also an
economic and cognitive phenomenon. This entails a race for ever
more powerful algorithms and larger datasets, driven by the
desire to secure geopolitical or commercial dominance."

Aza slightly misquoted Dr. King Jr. The full quote begins
"The means by which we live have outdistanced the ends for which
we live."

The delegates for Bretton Woods came from just 44 countries,
not "hundreds" as Tristan said.

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