Quotes from Pope Leo XIV's encyclical Magnifica Humanitas

129) "[T]he true alternative is not between enthusiasm and fear, but between two paths of development: a progress that serves individuals and peoples, or a progress that subjects them to the mentality of power. Ultimately, the key question remains the one posed by Saint John Paul II: does AI ‘make human life on earth “more human” in every aspect of that life? Does it make it more worthy of man?’


"If the answer is yes, then we can recognize it as an opportunity to be embraced responsibly, on a path of patient, shared reconstruction, akin to the rebuilding of Jerusalem narrated in the Book of Nehemiah.


"If, however, power grows while the heart withers and human bonds fray, then we are faced with a new form of Babel — a construction that is grandiose, yet fundamentally dehumanizing."


This is one example of the quotes you can find in our guide to the main takeaways of the encyclical.

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