What the Pope said about AI and why it matters | The Global Story

At the Vatican on Monday, Pope Leo XIV issued his first encyclical, a letter issued to the world’s bishops.

In it, he criticised artificial intelligence and what he called the “culture of power” fuelling its rise, urging world leaders to regulate the technology more forcefully.

We speak to BBC religion editor Aleem Maqbool about the Pope’s AI-critical encyclical. We ask why the Pope decided to make AI the focus of his speech and why it’s so significant that he did.

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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:07 What is an encyclical?
02:27 Why was this encyclical unusual?
03:10 What did the Pope say about artificial intelligence?
04:33 What does the Pope want to happen with AI?
05:30 Why did the Pope use the word ‘enslaved’ when talking about AI?
07:23 What did AI companies say in return?
08:21 Why the Pope’s comments on AI matter