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news France 24 En 2026-05-26

Pope Leo Addresses AI and Humanity in New Encyclical

Pope Leo has released his first encyclical, outlining a vision for Artificial Intelligence and its relationship with humanity. The document, presented alongside AI experts, draws comparisons to Pope Francis' influential 2015 climate encyclical.


FRANCE 24's François Picard welcomes David Gibson, journalist and director of Fordham University's Center on Religion and Culture. On Monday Pope Leo set out his sweeping vision for AI and humanity. His first encyclical - a special paper letter that's sent to bishops int he Roman Catholic Church - was presented to the world, alongside Anthropic's Chris Olah, an attempt to demonstrate the possible dialogue between AI scientists and the rest of the world. Analysts are already comparing Leo's docum...

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