The pope’s AI encyclical isn’t really about AI

Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, *Magnifica Humanitas*, calls for strong public oversight of AI.

He warns AI could amplify elite control, distort democracy, spread misinformation, and widen inequality.

The document urges an end to the AI arms race and treats the issue as one of social power, not just technology.

It links AI governance to broader historical patterns of concentrated power and the common good.