Citing Gandalf, Pope Leo says we must "disarm" AI

Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, says AI must be restrained and governed for human flourishing.

The Vatican warns against autonomous weapons, data extraction, and new forms of technological domination.

The document frames AI as a moral and political issue tied to labor, data rights, and human dignity.

By invoking Catholic social teaching and Rerum Novarum, the Pope positions the Church as a major voice in the global AI debate.