Pope Leo XIV will present his first encyclical on artificial intelligence, titled “Magnifica Humanitas,” at the Vatican on May 25, the Vatican and multiple outlets report (Bloomberg; PBS/AP). The Vatican said the document will address “the protection of the human person in the age of artificial intelligence” (PBS/AP; Euronews). Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah is slated to join the event, according to Bloomberg, PBS/AP and Fortune. The Vatican approved a new internal AI commission on May 16, the Vatican announced and Fortune reported. Reporting from PBS/AP and Euronews notes that the appearance comes amid a public dispute between Anthropic and the U.S. government, after the Trump administration in February ordered U.S. agencies to stop using Anthropic technology and imposed restrictions that Anthropic is contesting in court.
