At a Glance · AI-generated

Pope Leo XIV issued his first encyclical on May 25, 2026, warning that artificial intelligence poses accelerating risks to humanity, including threats of war and domination. The papal document characterized AI as an "instrument of domination, exclusion and death." Anthropic co-founder Dario Amodei attended the encyclical's launch, where he disclosed that the company has discovered "unsettling" signs of introspection within AI models, prompting discussion about why the Vatican invited the AI developer to the high-profile presentation.