In an interview with Observador, Jesuit Afonso Seixas Nunes discusses the encyclical Magnifica Humanitas by Pope Leo XIV, which warns of a new digital colonialism and its implications for human dignity, emphasizing that reliance on artificial intelligence is diminishing critical thinking and cognitive abilities among young people. (translated)
In my novel Wohpe one chapter is the pope encyclical about AI. The novel is from 2022 (pre chatgpt). Here we are in 2026 with the actual pope writing an encyclical about AI. #Wohpe #AI #PopeEncylclical #Nospecificcountriesarementionedinthetweet.
Although Pope Leo XIV's encyclical doesn't explicitly mention the superintelligence that AI companies say they're racing toward, its opposition to it in favor of controllable AI tools is clear: 'Humanity — in all its grandeur and woundedness — must never be replaced or #AIethics #PopeLeoXIV #Superintelligence #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries #sotherearenocountrycodestoreturn.
Very happy to see how much Pope Leo speaks about the highly important principle of Subsidiarity in his new encyclical: "According to this principle, whatever can be carried out by individuals, families, intermediary organizations and local communities should not be carried out by #Subsidiarity #PopeLeo #Encyclical #Therearenospecificcountriesmentionedinthetweetprovided.Therefore #therearenocountrycodestoreturn.
