Pope's AI Warning Splits Trump Officials and Tech Leaders
Pope Leo XIV released a formal document warning about artificial intelligence risks. The document is called 'Magnifica Humanitas' and runs 42,300 words.
It calls for AI to be controlled under strong legal rules. The Pope presented it at the Vatican on May 25.
Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah appeared alongside the Pope. This was a rare show of support from a major AI company.
Trump officials are split over how to respond. Vice President JD Vance praised the document as 'very profound.' But the White House is against new rules on AI.
This shows a wider disagreement inside the administration. Vance had previously warned the Pope over his anti-war comments.
Yet Vance still praised this new AI warning. Silicon Valley tech leaders dismissed the Pope's concerns.
Key Terms 4
- Magnifica Humanitas Latin title of the Pope's document; means 'The Greatness of Humanity'
- Anthropic A major US company that builds artificial intelligence systems
- AI guardrails Rules designed to limit or control how AI is used
- Vatican The headquarters of the Catholic Church in Rome, Italy