The Pope speaks on AI! In this episode of Nerding Out with That Nerdy Catholic, Seth, Cesar, and Lee give their first reactions to Pope Leo XIV’s new encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, and the position of the Catholic Church in relation to the impact of Artificial Intelligence on our world. 

They talk about the significance of the encyclical being signed on the 135th anniversary of another famous encyclical, Rerum Novarum, and start to dive into what Pope Leo and tech leaders like Christopher Olah, a co-founder of Anthropic, are trying to communicate through Magnifica Humanitas.

Topics covered:

• First impressions of the introduction and purpose of the encyclical
• The Importance of the timing of its release
• Why it’s a primer on Catholic Social Teaching
• The potential impact and urgency of Pope Leo’s message to the world about AI 
• The symbolism used to convey two worlds and two paths AI might take 

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