Alex Ip 葉清霖

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Might be the greatest opening of a religious text in modern times, as much a work of art as philosophy. Magnifica Humanitas, § 1. www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Leo XIV Magnifica Humanitas (15 May 2026) vatican.va
AI Weekly's analysis
  • Pope Leo XIV's 42,300-word Magnifica Humanitas, signed May 15 and published May 25, addresses AI as the central challenge to human dignity.
  • The encyclical states AI systems are 'cultivated' not 'built' and explicitly denies they possess experience, a body, or the capacity to feel pain.
  • Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah spoke at the Vatican's May 25 presentation alongside theologians and three cardinals.
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Britain is literally trying to build a gas-powered data center that would use as much electricity as a few hundred thousand homes. Building out fossil fuel infrastructure to power AI slop while consigning people to death from extreme heat is a cruel political choice

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Via @clairegiangrave.bsky.social: In his first encyclical, Pope Leo XIV says AI must serve humanity, not the powerful few religionnews.com/2026/05/25/i...

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Oh I missed this: Atlanta City Councilmember @kelseabondatl.bsky.social has introduced a resolution calling for official City communications channels to stop posting Generative AI slop. Also, Zuckerberg sucks for removing the ability to pause reels on my Instagram app

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Was at my home church for the first time in two years. The good: today's message on the unconventional resistance of Ehud was an incredibly deep and timely pull The ?????: church leadership has embraced Generative AI and is offering courses to kids and administrators 🫠🫠🫠

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