A high-density infographic detailing the Vatican's 'Magnifica Humanitas' on technology and AI ethics.
An infographic for Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical 'Magnifica Humanitas', titled 'Building the Civilization of Love'. It contrasts a 'Culture of Power' featuring missiles and drones with a 'Civilization of Love' featuring families and peace symbols. It lists risks of technology like automated decisions and unclear responsibility against solutions like disarming words and building justice.
FIRST ENCYCLICAL OF POPE LEO XIV ENCYCLICAL LETTER OF THE HOLY FATHER LEO XIV MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS On safeguarding the human person in the time of Artificial Intelligence 5 of 5 Chapter 5 & Conclusion BUILDING THE CIVILIZATION OF LOVE Technology, war, and responsibility in the digital age A constantly growing connection between technology, power, and violence Culture of Power • Normalization of war • Logic of the "strongest" • Economic interests (weapons) Risks of technology: • Automated decisions • Unclear responsibility • Citizens reduced to "data" Peace = the fundamental condition of the common good Civilization of Love • Justice + Charity • Fraternity among peoples • Universal common good Role of technology: • Serves the human person, not the other way around • Fosters real relationships • Builds community "No algorithm can make war morally acceptable." MH 198 What is not working Weak multilateralism Politics based on force Disinformation War economy What we can do Disarm words Build justice Listen to victims Have balanced realism (no cynicism, no naïveté) Dialogue and diplomacy "Nothing is lost with peace, whereas with war everything can be lost." MH 219 The civilization of love is born from small daily actions. We cannot change everything, but we can do our part. No technological transformation can be fully embraced without a conversion of the heart and without a concrete practice of justice, solidarity, and care for the most vulnerable. "The Magnificat" as a key for interpretation: upending power and recognizing the value of humility. Let us become "builders of communion, rather than architects of Babel"! (MH 16) so that humanity may not lose its magnificence and the world may recognize, in the human heart, the place where God desires to dwell. DICASTERY FOR PROMOTING INTEGRAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT www.humandevelopment.va