What Pope Leo XIV’s First Encyclical Says About the Power of AI

Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, *Magnifica Humanitas*, applies Catholic social teaching to artificial intelligence.

It compares today’s AI revolution to the labor upheavals addressed by *Rerum Novarum*, saying technology must serve human dignity and the common good.

The document argues AI should be transparent, open to scrutiny, and prevented from becoming a monopoly or a tool of domination.

It warns that AI can shape work, information, and decision-making in ways that distort truth, justice, and peace.