Pope Leo’s Crusade Against AI

For an organisation that is so often accused of being behind the times, the Catholic Church is proving itself to be remarkably relevant. Pope Leo XIV—the first American to ever sit on the Throne of St. Peter—has made it clear that artificial intelligence will be one of his pontificate’s defining issues. He sees AI not just as a technological upheaval, but also as a moral one. Unlike the tech oligarchs giddy about their new digital master, Leo is standing firm against the tyranny of algorithms.