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Pope Leo XIV has issued his first encyclical, boldly warning that artificial intelligence poses significant risks to humanity. The document, which has sparked widespread discussion across the tech sector, cautions against unchecked AI development and urges ethical safeguards, a stance highlighted in a CBS News report by Chris Livesay.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/pope-leos-encyclical-warning-about-ai-rocks-tech-industry/

#PopeLeo #Vatican #AI #techindustry #democraticinstitutions #ChrisLivesay

Friday, December 12, 2025

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/12/friday-december-12-2025/

"The government is introducing one bill after another, adding to other measures dictated by the same logic: to weaken our #democraticInstitutions and silence critical voices capable of expressing legitimate disagreements and defending the rights of all, including the most disadvantaged, marginalized, and discriminated-against minorities." This could said about govt throughout #Canada. https://breachmedia.ca/caq-waging-war-on-civil-society/

#dissent #advocacy #cdnpoli #equality #humanRights #abpoli #quebec #onpoli #skpoli

"There’s a certain dark irony in watching tech #billionaires who built their empires on the “democratizing power of technology” now actively working to dismantle #democraticinstitutions. The same figures who once championed #connection and #openness are now the architects of the most dangerous centralization of power in modern history."

https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/17/the-de-in-decentralization-stands-for-democracy/

“#Trump poses a serious #threat to our nation. We can’t have a #felon representing us on the #national stage, let alone one who would threaten to abandon #NATO & ruin our standing abroad.

“We are in a moment that only happens once every few generations, when we have to defend #democracy, & stand up for the right to #vote & our #CivilRights. It is essential that we proceed in a manner that strengthens, rather than diminishes, public confidence in our #DemocraticInstitutions.

#Harris2024

@csmonitor @world-csmonitor Until the “west” is “all-in” on supporting #ukraine the worst that Putin can do is a draw. And that’s not good enough if you are a supporter of #democracy and #democraticinstitutions

Haiti has been plunged into a lawless state of widespread gang warfare, disease, and hunger: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/10/haiti-no-elected-officials-anarchy-failed-state

#haiti #guardian #theguardian #disease #cholera #hunger #malnutrition #gangs #gangwarfare #democracy #democraticinstitutions #anarchy #haiti #luketaylor