Top Priority for Pope Leo: Warn the World of the A.I. Threat
The New York Times reports Pope Leo's early focus on AI shows he is a church leader who grasps the gravity of this modern concern.
The church has championed technological progress in the past. Medieval Catholic monks invented new labor-saving technology like tidal-powered water wheels, and the church supported inventions by Catholics, including the barometer and an early calculator, said Brian Patrick Green, director of technology ethics at Santa Clara University. “But as the power of technology has really become very very large, then the potential downsides have really come into view,” Green said.
Brian Green, director, technology ethics, quoted by The New York Times.
May 15, 2025