The core message isn’t anti technology. The Pope is clear that technology is neither a threat nor inherently evil. However, he does say that technology is never neutral, because it takes on the values of those who build, fund, and control it. That’s where things get interesting. A significant portion of the encyclical deals with the concentration of AI in the hands of a few. Pope Leo XIV warns that this risks widening the gap between those included and those excluded from the...
