{"id":254675,"date":"2026-05-25T05:41:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T09:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/25\/excerpts-from-pope-leo-xivs-sweeping-manifesto-about-humanity-in-the-ai-era-wral-com\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T05:50:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T09:50:14","slug":"excerpts-from-pope-leo-xivs-sweeping-manifesto-about-humanity-in-the-ai-era-wral-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/25\/excerpts-from-pope-leo-xivs-sweeping-manifesto-about-humanity-in-the-ai-era-wral-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Excerpts from Pope Leo XIV&#8217;s sweeping manifesto about humanity in the AI era :: WRAL.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wral.com\/news\/ap\/ee0de-excerpts-from-pope-leo-xivs-sweeping-manifesto-about-humanity-in-the-ai-era\/\">Excerpts from Pope Leo XIV&#8217;s sweeping manifesto about humanity in the AI era :: WRAL.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wral.com\/news\/ap\/ee0de-excerpts-from-pope-leo-xivs-sweeping-manifesto-about-humanity-in-the-ai-era\/\">https:\/\/www.wral.com\/news\/ap\/ee0de-excerpts-from-pope-leo-xivs-sweeping-manifesto-about-humanity-in-the-ai-era\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-25 05:41:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.wral.com\">www.wral.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>VATICAN CITY (AP) \u2014 Pope Leo XIV has issued a sweeping manifesto about safeguarding humanity in the era of artificial intelligence, examining the many social areas that the technology is fundamentally reshaping.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some excerpts from the 83-page document \u201cMagnifica Humanitas\u201d (Magnificent Humanity) released on Monday.<\/p>\n<h2>Democracy<\/h2>\n<p>Leo says that disinformation \u201cfound a powerful amplifier\u201d with AI through the ability to \u201cmanipulate content, images and videos,\u201d which exposes people to \u201cbiased or misleading perspectives.\u201d The pontiff said democracy is weakened when pragmatism, that is \u201cwhat appears useful effective,\u201d substitutes for truth. \u201cIndifference to the truth leads, slowly but surely, to a descent to totalitarianism,\u201d Leo wrote.<\/p>\n<h2>Social media<\/h2>\n<p>Leo said that those who control digital platforms, including social media, have a power that \u201cshould be constantly guided by the pursuit of truth or respect for human dignity.\u201d The internet should be seen as \u201ca setting in which inner freedom and critical thought can mature,\u2019\u2019 and not \u201can instrument of excessive distraction, homogenization or dominance.\u201d The backdrop is that communication not only transmits information but creates culture.<\/p>\n<h2>Labor<\/h2>\n<p>Leo said the workplace must be governed by \u201cthe protection of employment opportunities and the irreplaceable role of the individual.\u201d He warned that \u201cthe pursuit of greater profits cannot justify choices that 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