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The pope’s AI encyclical isn’t really about AI

Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical uses AI as a lens to diagnose older problems: concentrated power, eroding democracy, and a tech elite that shapes the world to its own advantage.
Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical uses AI as a lens to diagnose older problems: concentrated power, eroding democracy, and a tech elite that shapes the world to its own advantage.

This article was originally published at: https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/25/the-popes-ai-encyclical...