Silicon Valley’s reaction to pope’s encyclical: ‘I don’t think it’s on their radar’

Few documents from a successor of Peter in modern times have generated as much media reaction as Magnifica Humanitas (“Magnificent Humanity”), Pope Leo XIV’s long-awaited encyclical on Catholic social teaching in the age of artificial intelligence (AI).

And few people are as familiar with the relationship between the Vatican and Silicon Valley — where much of AI technology is being developed — as Father Philip Larrey, a philosophy professor at Boston College who has spent the last several years introducing tech executives to Church leaders, including Pope Francis.

Larrey spoke to Angelus about his thoughts on Magnifica Humanitas, his biggest worry about the direction of AI, and why Silicon Valley has been slow to react to the document so far.

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