#encyclical — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #encyclical, aggregated by home.social.
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In Gdansk I was looking for 250 oaks that had been planted in the autumn of 2025. I didn’t find them. What I did find, however, was a bronze statue of Ronald Reagan an Pope Johannes Paules II. That’s not surprising, as the oaks were planted in the Reagan park.
https://cyclingfortheplanet.net/index.php/2026/06/01/electric-pope/ -
In Gdansk I was looking for 250 oaks that had been planted in the autumn of 2025. I didn’t find them. What I did find, however, was a bronze statue of Ronald Reagan an Pope Johannes Paules II. That’s not surprising, as the oaks were planted in the Reagan park.
https://cyclingfortheplanet.net/index.php/2026/06/01/electric-pope/ -
"If technological development advances without a corresponding ethical and social progress, the result may be an increase in means without a growth in humanity: “having more” without “being more.”"
“having more” without “being more” is a bar 🔥 #encyclical
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"If technological development advances without a corresponding ethical and social progress, the result may be an increase in means without a growth in humanity: “having more” without “being more.”"
“having more” without “being more” is a bar 🔥 #encyclical
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Curious what the pope's encyclical on AI says & how it applies to health care, but don't have time to read the almost-40,000-word document?
I read the whole thing so you don't have to.
The pope's view on AI is refreshing and echoes ideas from tech thinkers like Karen Hao & Nilay Patel.
A fun one:
#health #healthcare #medicine #AI #artificialintelligence #encyclical #pope #catholic #catholicism
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Curious what the pope's encyclical on AI says & how it applies to health care, but don't have time to read the almost-40,000-word document?
I read the whole thing so you don't have to.
The pope's view on AI is refreshing and echoes ideas from tech thinkers like Karen Hao & Nilay Patel.
A fun one:
#health #healthcare #medicine #AI #artificialintelligence #encyclical #pope #catholic #catholicism
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Pope Leo XIV & AI: "Magnifica Humanitas"
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Pope Leo XIV & AI: "Magnifica Humanitas"
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Weekly output: Pope Leo XIV on AI, American Airlines + Starlink, Taara photonics, New Glenn explosion, way less Waymo
I did not see Project Hail Mary as soon as possible, but I did see it tonight and am very glad that I did, If you haven’t watched that movie, please do so while it’s still available on a big screen at a theater near you.
Patreon readers got an extra post Saturday inspired by a different sort of larger-than-life multimedia experience, seeing Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at Nats Park Wednesday: a recap of the few years when I had “concert reviewer” as a low-paying, in-house side hustle at the Washington Post.
5/25/2026: Pope Leo XIV: Unchecked AI Development Risks Building a New Tower of Babel, PCMag
I spent much of Monday morning reading the pope’s encyclical about AI, then spent much of the afternoon writing a post unpacking that lengthy document for PCMag readers. Yes, Monday was a holiday, but as somebody brought up Catholic who then went to a Jesuit university, I felt like I had to do this work.
5/26/2026: American Airlines Will Switch to Starlink for Now, But Only on Airbus Narrowbodies, PCMag
American’s press release about this coming upgrade to the WiFi on part of its fleet left multiple questions unanswered, so I was glad that a publicist for AA fielded my questions as quickly as she did.
5/29/2026: Taara CEO: Our free-space optics links go where fiber won’t, Light Reading
I sat down with Mahesh Krishnaswamy, founder and CEO of this Alphabet moonshot offshoot, at the start of a busy day at Web Summit Vancouver two weeks ago. A small part of that conversation surfaced in a piece I did for PCMag about photonics that itself began with a trip to San Jose for NTT Research’s Upgrade conference there in mid April (with NTT covering my travel costs), but the rest had to wait for this piece. That, in turn, required me to have some downtime in which to write it, and as you may have noticed May was another ridiculous month for travel.
5/29/2026: Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Explodes Spectacularly During Ground Test, PCMag
This is an outright disaster, and not just for Blue–if you want to see SpaceX get some competition for satellite-to-phone data, fast inflight WiFi and a return of American astronauts to the Moon’s surface, New Glenn would have been at least helpful if not outright essential. Blue not only has to figure out what went wrong with its heavy-lift rocket and fix that, it also has to either rebuild the launch complex mostly destroyed by this explosion or speed up construction of the second pad it has planned.
5/29/2026: Waymo Halts Freeway Operations, Stops Service in Some Cities Without Clearly Communicating What’s Up, PCMag
I had missed covering Waymo ending freeway service because that happened when I was flying home from Google I/O, but after seeing how badly that company had informed customers about that cutback in service and its suspensions of all service in some cities, I realized I had a broader piece to write.
#AA #AI #AIEthics #AmericanAirlines #BlueOrigin #commercialSpace #encyclical #explosion #laserLinks #MagnificaHumanitas #NewGlenn #papalEncyclical #photonics #pope #PopeLeoXIV #StarlinkInflight #StarlinkWiFi #Taara #Waymo #WaymoFreeways -
Weekly output: Pope Leo XIV on AI, American Airlines + Starlink, Taara photonics, New Glenn explosion, way less Waymo
I did not see Project Hail Mary as soon as possible, but I did see it tonight and am very glad that I did, If you haven’t watched that movie, please do so while it’s still available on a big screen at a theater near you.
Patreon readers got an extra post Saturday inspired by a different sort of larger-than-life multimedia experience, seeing Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at Nats Park Wednesday: a recap of the few years when I had “concert reviewer” as a low-paying, in-house side hustle at the Washington Post.
5/25/2026: Pope Leo XIV: Unchecked AI Development Risks Building a New Tower of Babel, PCMag
I spent much of Monday morning reading the pope’s encyclical about AI, then spent much of the afternoon writing a post unpacking that lengthy document for PCMag readers. Yes, Monday was a holiday, but as somebody brought up Catholic who then went to a Jesuit university, I felt like I had to do this work.
5/26/2026: American Airlines Will Switch to Starlink for Now, But Only on Airbus Narrowbodies, PCMag
American’s press release about this coming upgrade to the WiFi on part of its fleet left multiple questions unanswered, so I was glad that a publicist for AA fielded my questions as quickly as she did.
5/29/2026: Taara CEO: Our free-space optics links go where fiber won’t, Light Reading
I sat down with Mahesh Krishnaswamy, founder and CEO of this Alphabet moonshot offshoot, at the start of a busy day at Web Summit Vancouver two weeks ago. A small part of that conversation surfaced in a piece I did for PCMag about photonics that itself began with a trip to San Jose for NTT Research’s Upgrade conference there in mid April (with NTT covering my travel costs), but the rest had to wait for this piece. That, in turn, required me to have some downtime in which to write it, and as you may have noticed May was another ridiculous month for travel.
5/29/2026: Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Explodes Spectacularly During Ground Test, PCMag
This is an outright disaster, and not just for Blue–if you want to see SpaceX get some competition for satellite-to-phone data, fast inflight WiFi and a return of American astronauts to the Moon’s surface, New Glenn would have been at least helpful if not outright essential. Blue not only has to figure out what went wrong with its heavy-lift rocket and fix that, it also has to either rebuild the launch complex mostly destroyed by this explosion or speed up construction of the second pad it has planned.
5/29/2026: Waymo Halts Freeway Operations, Stops Service in Some Cities Without Clearly Communicating What’s Up, PCMag
I had missed covering Waymo ending freeway service because that happened when I was flying home from Google I/O, but after seeing how badly that company had informed customers about that cutback in service and its suspensions of all service in some cities, I realized I had a broader piece to write.
#AA #AI #AIEthics #AmericanAirlines #BlueOrigin #commercialSpace #encyclical #explosion #laserLinks #MagnificaHumanitas #NewGlenn #papalEncyclical #photonics #pope #PopeLeoXIV #StarlinkInflight #StarlinkWiFi #Taara #Waymo #WaymoFreeways -
#pope #leoneXIV #vatican #AI #artificial #intelligence #encyclical #may2026 #religion #magnifica #humanitas #job #work #dignity #era
Pope warns against artificial intelligence
https://gabrieleromano.wordpress.com/2026/05/31/the-popes-first-encyclical-protecting-human-dignity-in-an-era-where-artificial-intelligence-is-transforming-work/ -
#pope #leoneXIV #vatican #AI #artificial #intelligence #encyclical #may2026 #religion #magnifica #humanitas #job #work #dignity #era
Pope warns against artificial intelligence
https://gabrieleromano.wordpress.com/2026/05/31/the-popes-first-encyclical-protecting-human-dignity-in-an-era-where-artificial-intelligence-is-transforming-work/ -
Merchant on Anthropic and the Vatican. Worth a read.
#ai #encyclical #pope #aiethics
https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/how-anthropic-used-its-ai-ethicslop
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Merchant on Anthropic and the Vatican. Worth a read.
#ai #encyclical #pope #aiethics
https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/how-anthropic-used-its-ai-ethicslop
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The Truth has been revealed to be a d20!
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The Truth has been revealed to be a d20!
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/116646087495895466
It is not clear if #PopeLeo has been arrested for "antitech #extremism" or not.
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/116646087495895466
It is not clear if #PopeLeo has been arrested yet for "antitech #extremism" or not.
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I took a quick peek at the papal #EnciclicaIA and, perhaps I shouldn't be, but I'm surprised by how well thought out and informed it is.
This is not a knee jerk reaction nor politician speak or cliché, so far from most of the shallow discussion one finds every day on the #ai topic.
I'm sure you don't need my approval, but we'll done Leo.
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I took a quick peek at the papal #EnciclicaIA and, perhaps I shouldn't be, but I'm surprised by how well thought out and informed it is.
This is not a knee jerk reaction nor politician speak or cliché, so far from most of the shallow discussion one finds every day on the #ai topic.
I'm sure you don't need my approval, but we'll done Leo.
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What #PopeLeo XIV’s First #Encyclical Says About the Power of #AI | WIRED
In #MagnificaHumanitas , the #Pope decries the concentration of technological power in a few global players.
https://www.wired.com/story/what-pope-leo-xivs-first-encyclical-says-about-the-power-of-ai/
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What #PopeLeo XIV’s First #Encyclical Says About the Power of #AI | WIRED
In #MagnificaHumanitas , the #Pope decries the concentration of technological power in a few global players.
https://www.wired.com/story/what-pope-leo-xivs-first-encyclical-says-about-the-power-of-ai/
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#Pope #LeoXIV’s #encyclical, “#MagnificaHumanitas,” addresses the potential dangers of #AI, emphasising concerns about #inequality, #war, and the erosion of #democracy. The pope argues that AI, like other technological shifts, can amplify existing #powerimbalances, leading to increased #inequality and #manipulation. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/25/the-popes-ai-encyclical-isnt-really-about-ai/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
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#Pope #LeoXIV’s #encyclical, “#MagnificaHumanitas,” addresses the potential dangers of #AI, emphasising concerns about #inequality, #war, and the erosion of #democracy. The pope argues that AI, like other technological shifts, can amplify existing #powerimbalances, leading to increased #inequality and #manipulation. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/25/the-popes-ai-encyclical-isnt-really-about-ai/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
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I know the headlines talk about the fact that #Anthropic was at the table for the launch, but I invite you to watch Prof #Lushombo's contribution.
Her expertise is #globalsouth and she describes the #colonialism and #slavery enabled by technology. We and our devices are complicit.
Stay awake.
https://youtu.be/JxcXcP6NyRM?si=q0_kcn49OHGvpE40 -
I know the headlines talk about the fact that #Anthropic was at the table for the launch, but I invite you to watch Prof #Lushombo's contribution.
Her expertise is #globalsouth and she describes the #colonialism and #slavery enabled by technology. We and our devices are complicit.
Stay awake.
https://youtu.be/JxcXcP6NyRM?si=q0_kcn49OHGvpE40 -
I know I'm cherrypicking here. That #encyclical is a tasty slow read (says an atheist who has never previously looked at Papal communications).
In case anyone else favours #EncyclicalBingo I'd offer #81
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I know I'm cherrypicking here. That #encyclical is a tasty slow read (says an atheist who has never previously looked at Papal communications).
In case anyone else favours #EncyclicalBingo I'd offer #81
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RE: https://flipboard.com/@newyorktimes/world-5f2k3dqjz/-/a-ZYCrNzGfSYuzLnham5o9Yg%3Aa%3A3195393-%2F0
“Leo specifically called for A.I. to be “disarmed,” similar to the church’s support for nuclear disarmament, meaning “freed from logics that turn it into an instrument of domination, exclusion and death,” he explained in a speech at the Vatican.” #popeleo #AI #encyclical
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RE: https://flipboard.com/@newyorktimes/world-5f2k3dqjz/-/a-ZYCrNzGfSYuzLnham5o9Yg%3Aa%3A3195393-%2F0
“Leo specifically called for A.I. to be “disarmed,” similar to the church’s support for nuclear disarmament, meaning “freed from logics that turn it into an instrument of domination, exclusion and death,” he explained in a speech at the Vatican.” #popeleo #AI #encyclical
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The Cautious Dissent
Interestingly, Pope Leo's actual encyclical took a much more measured, grounded stance right next to him. The Church's document warned against confusing this imitation with true human experience, stating flatly that an AI doesn't possess a body, doesn't actually feel, and doesn't mature through relationships. It's a healthy, necessary counterweight to the sci-fi hype: a highly sophisticated mirror is still just a mirror. -
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The Cautious Dissent
Interestingly, Pope Leo's actual encyclical took a much more measured, grounded stance right next to him. The Church's document warned against confusing this imitation with true human experience, stating flatly that an AI doesn't possess a body, doesn't actually feel, and doesn't mature through relationships. It's a healthy, necessary counterweight to the sci-fi hype: a highly sophisticated mirror is still just a mirror. -
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https://www.anthropic.com/news/chris-olah-pope-leo-encyclicalChris Olah's comments at the Vatican yesterday—speaking alongside Pope Leo XIV for the release of the papal encyclical Magnifica Humanitas—are arguably some of the most fascinating and candid remarks to ever come out of a frontier AI lab.
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Source:
https://www.anthropic.com/news/chris-olah-pope-leo-encyclicalChris Olah's comments at the Vatican yesterday—speaking alongside Pope Leo XIV for the release of the papal encyclical Magnifica Humanitas—are arguably some of the most fascinating and candid remarks to ever come out of a frontier AI lab.
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Notes on Pope Leo XIV's Encyclical on AI
https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/25/encyclical-on-ai/
#HackerNews #PopeLeoXIV #AI #Ethics #Encyclical #Technology #Commentary #FutureOfAI
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Notes on Pope Leo XIV's Encyclical on AI
https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/25/encyclical-on-ai/
#HackerNews #PopeLeoXIV #AI #Ethics #Encyclical #Technology #Commentary #FutureOfAI
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Anthropic Cofounder Chris Olah's Remarks on Pope Leo XIV's "Magnifica Humanitas"
https://www.anthropic.com/news/chris-olah-pope-leo-encyclical
#HackerNews #Anthropic #Chris #Olah #Pope #Leo #XIV #Magnifica #Humanitas #Encyclical
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Anthropic Cofounder Chris Olah's Remarks on Pope Leo XIV's "Magnifica Humanitas"
https://www.anthropic.com/news/chris-olah-pope-leo-encyclical
#HackerNews #Anthropic #Chris #Olah #Pope #Leo #XIV #Magnifica #Humanitas #Encyclical
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RE: https://infosec.exchange/@atax1a/116636441011315254
We really do live in the strangest of all timelines where the pope is more in touch with the realities of a technology then Silicon Valley and all world leaders and VC people combined #encyclical
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67: Today, among the goods that are universally intended for everyone, we must also include new forms of property, such as patents, algorithms, digital platforms, technological infrastructure and data.
In a context where the wealth of nations depends on knowledge and technology, when these goods remain concentrated in the hands of a few, without adequate forms of sharing and access, a new imbalance is created that contradicts the universal destination of goods. In turn, it widens the gap between the included and the excluded, between those who can participate in the digital revolution and those who remain on the margins. Furthermore, care for our common home and our responsibility toward the poor and future generations require that the use of the goods of creation and the new possibilities offered by technology be regulated in such a way as to respect the environment, avoid waste and prevent new forms of exploitation. -
67: Today, among the goods that are universally intended for everyone, we must also include new forms of property, such as patents, algorithms, digital platforms, technological infrastructure and data.
In a context where the wealth of nations depends on knowledge and technology, when these goods remain concentrated in the hands of a few, without adequate forms of sharing and access, a new imbalance is created that contradicts the universal destination of goods. In turn, it widens the gap between the included and the excluded, between those who can participate in the digital revolution and those who remain on the margins. Furthermore, care for our common home and our responsibility toward the poor and future generations require that the use of the goods of creation and the new possibilities offered by technology be regulated in such a way as to respect the environment, avoid waste and prevent new forms of exploitation.
