On Pope Leo XIV's Encyclical Magnifica Humanitas

Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical Magnifica Humanitas does not just address artificial intelligence but the essence and dignity of our humanity. Like his papal predecessors, Leo XIV sees the age of A.I. as not merely being about technology but more fundamentally about us. What are we? What is intelligence? What is human intelligence? And, wrapped up in these questions, what are we for? While an encyclical cannot address everything and is not a philosophical or theological tome, the Pope does address some issues worth discussing, especially in the light of Christian hope.

In this conversation, Andrew Petiprin and Robert Mixa discuss themes in the encyclical, particularly the nature of technology, Christian Humanism, and why A.I. is not merely a tool but something else entirely.

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