TECHNOLOGYMay 27 · 13:45 UTCTHE ATLANTICElizabeth Bruenig

The Pope’s Defense of Human Imperfection

The Vatican's 250-page encyclical 'Magnifica Humanitas,' signed by Pope Leo XIV, addresses AI by defending human imperfection and warning against outsourcing human capabilities to machines. The document critiques technologies that risk diminishing human dignity, drawing parallels to historical issues like the Industrial Revolution's exploitation and William Blake's 'dark satanic mills.'

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