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Be careful guys, you know… “he liked to drive like a madman. He liked to go fast” (Cesar Piscoya) 😭

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Pope Leo XIV’s address in English at the publication of his Encyclical Letter Magnifica humanitas, on safeguarding the human person in the age of Artificial Intelligence. Do listen to all of it. It is very good.

“Like the earlier Leo, I feel entrusted to look upon another huge transformation with eyes of faith, with lucidity of reason, with openness to mystery and with cries of the poor and the earth resounding in my heart” ❤️

From Magnifica Humanitas, paragraph 208: "When a culture normalizes and justifies conflict, a dangerous pathway opens up, in that what seems unthinkable today may become acceptable tomorrow in the name of utility or security."

POPE LEO: “In a special way I’d like to thank Mr Olah for accepting our invitation…in the name of the Church, I accept your invitation to walk together, to listen, to speak & together to find the way for humanity in this time of AI”👇 @AnthropicAI @ch402

Extraordinary as the sheer optic was of the Pope leading the launch-event for his maiden Encyclical, the unprecedented nature of the exercise was further underscored by Leo giving his reflection on the text entirely in English.

🚨 Pope Leo has CONDEMNED the availability of smartphones to small children, which often leads to addiction and to the accessing of harmful materials: 'Having a personal mobile device at too early an age and using it without adult supervision can exacerbate young people’s vulnerabilities, foster addiction and expose them to isolation, bullying and cyberbullying, as well as to pressures to share intimate images or sensitive information' Magnifica Humanitas

Pope Leo XIV: “It is, therefore, not enough to state simply that men and women have equal dignity and rights; it is necessary that this be reflected in concrete decisions, such as in laws, access to employment, education, social and political responsibilities, and the way society listens to and values women’s contributions. As long as this gap persists, we cannot say that society truly and fully recognizes that women have the same dignity as men.”

“Having a personal mobile device at too early an age and using it without adult supervision can exacerbate young people's vulnerabilities, foster addiction and expose them to isolation, bullying and cyberbullying, as well as to pressures to share intimate images or sensitive information.” @Pontifex in #MagnificaHumanitas

Anthropic’s Chris Olah at the Vatican press conference to present Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on AI: “There is a real possibility that AI will displace human labor at very large scale. If that happens, supporting those displaced will be a moral imperative of historic proportions.” Pope Leo wrote in the encyclical, “The pursuit of greater profits cannot justify choices that systematically sacrifice jobs, because the human person is an end, not a means, and the economic order must remain subordinate to human dignity and the common good.”

Christopher Olah, a Canadian billionaire businessman and researcher who co-founded AI giant Anthropic, sitting in the Synodal Hall and speaking next to Pope Leo said, closing his speech: "I'd like to close with a request. We need more of the world - religious communities, civil society, scholars, governments - to do what His Holiness has done here: to take this seriously, to look closely, and to push events in a better direction. We need informed critics who will tell the labs when we are failing. We need moral voices that the incentives cannot bend. Today is just the beginning - the start of a long collaboration between those of us who are building this and those who can see what we, from inside, cannot. Today is a powerful illustration of the form this global project of good will might take. Let it also be a decisive first step toward a hopeful future for magnificent humanity."

Vaticanists, pls 🙏 Who’s the genius behind Pope Leo’s speeches? Robert Prevost himself? Some very skilled speechwriter? Some offices in the Vatican? I’m impressed and curious.

@christasyd It's incredible how comfortable he is with everyone and all generations. He always tries to be approachable, curious, and attentive. Tears in my eyes here too 🥹

And it goes on, and on and on, and most of the world watches and does nothing to stop it.

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