Rebecca Williams

Writer, lawyer, and artist exploring the internet. Privacy @ACLU.org, Board @MuckRock.com, Teaching @Pratt.edu. rebeccawilliams.info, rebecca.411 on Signal

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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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I think Bernie should run again with AOC as VP; they should do their Fighting Oligarchy Tour but forever, they should bring up the harms of data centers & the AI sovereign wealth fund; it should be the New Green Deal & New Tech Deal; it should be the opposite of technofascism

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