27-05-2026

Slowing down where everything is accelerating, not leaving our data in the hands of a few private companies, protecting the dignity of those who work, and respecting the truth and the value of peace. In the new encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo directly addresses the challenges posed by artificial intelligence. He makes it clear that we are not dealing with a neutral technology, but rather with a tool that expresses the idea of humanity and power held by those who design it. We need rules, oversight, and care for human beings. He also stresses that we are not dealing with a neutral technology, but with a tool that expresses the idea of humanity and power held by those who design it.

”Pope Leo XIV’s Encyclical ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ focuses on an ethical issue of fundamental importance: ensuring that AI brings tangible value to humanity without replacing human freedom, dignity, and responsibility. “I strongly believe that we must achieve technological neutrality and invest in technologies conceived and designed with a vision that focuses not only on innovation, but also ethics, in order to preserve the core values of our society and avoid a single way of thinking that reflects only the interest of a few.
Artificial intelligence must be conceived ethically from its very foundations, taking into account - in the data with which it is trained - the biases and elements of our culture that it is important to protect. From this perspective, it can become an extraordinary asset and, like all great innovations that are fruit of human ingenuity, can make our lives better.”

On the radio broadcast “Pillole di Eta Beta” on Rai Radio1, and later as a podcast on RaiPlay Sound, Massimo Cerofolini discusses the topic with Father Paolo Benanti, Franciscan friar, theologian, and professor of Technology Ethics at Luiss Guido Carli University, with a commentary by Valeria Sandei, Global AI Director of the Almaviva Group.