The pope’s AI encyclical isn’t really about AI

# The Pope's AI Warning Is Really About Power Pope Leo XIV's new letter on artificial intelligence isn't mainly about the technology itself—it's a critique of how a small group of tech executives have become so powerful that they can reshape society without democratic input. The Pope is using AI as a lens to highlight older, deeper problems: too much power concentrated in too few hands, weakening democracy, and a tech elite making decisions that affect everyone.