{"id":265832,"date":"2026-06-06T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/06\/the-popes-ai-warning-could-help-workers-seek-religious-exemptions-from-using-ai\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T10:25:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T14:25:24","slug":"the-popes-ai-warning-could-help-workers-seek-religious-exemptions-from-using-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/06\/the-popes-ai-warning-could-help-workers-seek-religious-exemptions-from-using-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pope\u2019s AI Warning Could Help Workers Seek Religious Exemptions From Using AI"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Pope\u2019s AI Warning Could Help Workers Seek Religious Exemptions From Using AI<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-06-06 07:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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Pope Leo XIV\u2019s recent encyclical on AI could set off a wave of workers seeking religious exemptions from using the tech at work.<\/p>\n

One software engineer in North Carolina already secured one last month, Business Insider reports.<\/p>\n

Erin Maus, a Unitarian Universalist, first sought the accommodation in April at the large tech-entertainment company where she works, which she described as progressive. She argued that using AI did not align with her religious beliefs because of environmental and ethical concerns.<\/p>\n

Maus was granted the exemption in May, before the pope\u2019s AI remarks.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m writing my code and reviewing my code by hand, which seems crazy to say,\u201d Maus told Business Insider. \u201cJust two years ago, how else would you do it?\u201d<\/p>\n

Maus is unlikely to be the only person seeking a similar accommodation as companies increasingly invest in AI and push, sometimes even mandate, employees to use the technology. In the U.S., the share of employees who say they use AI at least a few times a year at work has nearly doubled from 21% to 40% in 2025, according to Gallup.<\/p>\n

Now, the pope\u2019s remarks and official theological document could give some workers a stronger argument.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the era of artificial intelligence, when human dignity is threatened by new forms of dehumanization, ours is the pressing duty to remain profoundly human,\u201d the pope wrote in his 43,000-word encyclical titled Magnifica Humanitas, published last month.<\/p>\n

He wrote that AI is dehumanizing society by reducing \u201cthe mystery of the person into data and performance\u201d and called on the tech industry to avoid \u201cthe idolatry of profit that sacrifices the weak.\u201d<\/p>\n

The pope continued that \u201ca slower pace in adopting AI does not mean opposing progress; instead, it is an exercise of responsible care for the human family.\u201d<\/p>\n

That call for a slower adoption of AI could be enough for some workers to argue they should not be required to use it on the job.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen he\u2019s speaking,…<\/p>\n

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