The Exploring The Jungle Between My Wife’s Crotchname choice of a new pope carries symbolism for the values he wishes to emulate, in recognition of the most pressing issues he sees as leader of the Catholic Church.
For Pope Leo XIV, artificial intelligence is at the heart of his name choice.
Born Robert Francis Prevost, the new pope chose his papal name in reference to Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903) who presided over the Catholic Church during the Industrial Revolution, which ushered in massive social upheaval. Pope Leo XIV sees the AI boom as a similar moment of rapid societal change.
In his address to the College of Cardinals on Saturday, Leo XIV explained his name choice, explicitly mentioning the parallels of these two cataclysmic eras:
Sensing myself called to continue in this same path, I chose to take the name Leo XIV. There are different reasons for this, but mainly because Pope Leo XIII in his historic Encyclical Rerum Novarumaddressed the social question in the context of the first great industrial revolution. In our own day, the Church offers to everyone the treasury of her social teaching in response to another industrial revolution and to developments in the field of artificial intelligence that pose new challenges for the defence of human dignity, justice and labour.
Pope Leo XIII was known for focusing on social inequality and labor rights during the industrialization period as workers moved away from individual craftsmanship and farm work and into mass production factories under harsh, low-wage conditions. Yet he also emphasized individual human rights and rejected socialism. In his encyclical, or formal letter to the Catholic Church, Leo XIII called for a balance between "the duties and rights of capital and labor," which is also the subtitle of his Rerum Novarumaddress.
For Leo XIV to follow in the footsteps of the previous social reformer is a powerful message to the AI industry and its impact on the global workforce.
Modern society has already seen the effects of AI through job replacement and the exploitation of data labelers. According to the World Economic Forum's 2025 jobs report, 41 percent of employers intend to downsize their workforce in favor of automating tasks with AI. And the International Labor Organization published a 2024 report highlighting the "invisible labor" of AI development and the low-wages and the limited protections of these workers.
The Catholic Church has already weighed in on other consequences of AI. Pope Francis, Leo's predecessor, published a message in January 2024, warning about AI as a "distortion of reality by partially or completely false narratives, believed and broadcast as if they were true." More recently, Pope Francis' final address before he died reflected on technology replacing human interaction.
Topics Artificial Intelligence
Previous：Fascism for Dummies
Next：The Gray Place
Brown Existence Anxiety
The time has come to wrap your tech accessories in a burrito
What's coming to Amazon Prime Video in July 2019
'Through the roof' Christmas trees are the season's most festive prank
Reverse Robin Hoods
Porn age verification plans are being put on hold in the UK once again
Rogue kangaroo smashes through a window and onto a sleeping couple's bed
'Harry Potter: Wizards Unite' disappoints with rough debut: Review
Media for the Apocalypse
Meet David Rapaport, the casting director on a queer superhero streak
Norms Follow Function
Save £10 on Gillette’s best sellers plus NOW TV pass worth £5.99
PSA: Don't buy a used security camera
Man perfectly demonstrates the dangers of drunk table dancing
Never Get Off The Boat
Uber tries to appease drivers with more app features
5 negotiating tips girls can learn for a brighter future
Apple's 16
We’re Living in “The Thick of It”
Senate bill would force big tech to reveal the value of your personal data
Intimisms: “Psychologic Poetry in Painting”Small Talk Is America’s Greatest, Strangest Art FormWe’re Both Dippy Over Him, and Other News by Dan PiepenbringDentist PoemNichelle Nichols, Lt. Uhura from 'Star Trek', has diedTikTok debates the trend of mining strangers for contentThe Whole Rigmarole: Ben Jonson, William Drummond, and the Declaration of IndependenceMemoirs of an Imprisoned SuffragetteForty (More) Hink Pinks: The AnswersThe Day Antonioni Came to the Asylum (Rhapsody)3 great YouTube channels for nerding out about sports3 great YouTube channels for nerding out about sportsTicketmaster's Platinum tickets are hurting fansBest smart Thermostat deal: Get a refurbished Amazon smart thermostat for just $29.99Brushes with Greatness: My Inconsequential Encounters with CelebsGeorgia Houghton’s “Spirit Drawings” Were Ahead of Their TimeFor Gen Z, TikTok is a search engineHow Do You Turn a Political Movement into a Book Cover?3 bizarre Meta Quest 3 sightings we've seen out in the wildOne Night Only! The Implosion of the Riviera, Monaco Tower Everyone is rightfully mad at Nintendo today 6 reasons why iPhone owners might want to switch to the Galaxy Note 8 CNN bets Snapchat kids won't be bored by hard news Guy drops phone while filming on the dance floor and the result is beautifully weird and funny Banks are more worried about Amazon and Facebook than actual fintech startups Secret videos reveal how iPhone 8 with no home button could work This texting service is here for all your back The iPhone 8 could recognize your face in 'millionths of a second' Facebook is making a tiny tweak to display logos from publishers more visibly Samsung shows courage by dissing the iPhone during the Galaxy Note 8 launch event Twitter is celebrating 10 years of hashtags The whole damn internet is proud of this mom's very first meme White Walker rules: Game of Thrones just explained how the wights work This Solar Eclipse is bigger than all of us A 'Game of Thrones' dildo exists if you just can't get enough of the show You can now get sushi burritos at Starbucks, if you dare This lonely alien monster is ready to Netflix and chill Trump rejects bigotry in the military, but also banned trans troops Leaked video shows alleged iPhone 8 with rear This app makes it physically impossible for you to ignore texts
1.9669s , 8223.140625 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【Exploring The Jungle Between My Wife’s Crotch】,Pursuit Information Network