Briefings
Where the argument stands
Each briefing takes one question people actually ask about artificial intelligence and maps it: what the approved sources say, with citations you can follow; where serious minds differ; and where to go next. Every briefing is checked by hand against the sources it cites.
Is AI conscious?
Pope Leo XIV says no, in the most discussed paragraph of Magnifica Humanitas. He also declined to argue the point, and an Anthropic co-founder stood at the Vatican and complicated it. What the sources say, and why the question is now unavoidable.
What has the Church actually said about AI?
Not vibes, documents. The paper trail runs from the Rome Call in 2020 through Antiqua et Nova in 2025 to the first encyclical devoted to the AI age in 2026, all of it resting on a century of social teaching.
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