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PublishedMay 25, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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The pope’s AI encyclical isn’t really about AI
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Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical uses AI as a lens to diagnose older problems: concentrated power, eroding democracy, and a tech elite that shapes the world to its own advantage.
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