{"id":347737,"date":"2026-05-29T18:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T17:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-the-pope-said-about-ai-and-why-it-matters-the-global-story\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T18:00:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T17:00:27","slug":"what-the-pope-said-about-ai-and-why-it-matters-the-global-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-the-pope-said-about-ai-and-why-it-matters-the-global-story\/","title":{"rendered":"What the Pope said about AI and why it matters | The Global Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/0HbIVuCtUNQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What the Pope said about AI and why it matters | The Global Story\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0HbIVuCtUNQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>At the Vatican on Monday, Pope Leo XIV issued his first encyclical, a letter issued to the world\u2019s bishops. <\/p>\n<p>In it, he criticised artificial intelligence and what he called the \u201cculture of power\u201d fuelling its rise, urging world leaders to regulate the technology more forcefully.<\/p>\n<p>We speak to BBC religion editor Aleem Maqbool about the Pope\u2019s AI-critical encyclical. We ask why the Pope decided to make AI the focus of his speech and why it&#8217;s so significant that he did. <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews #Pope #Ai <\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Introduction<br \/>\n01:07 What is an encyclical?<br \/>\n02:27 Why was this encyclical unusual?<br \/>\n03:10 What did the Pope say about artificial intelligence?<br \/>\n04:33 What does the Pope want to happen with AI?<br \/>\n05:30 Why did the Pope use the word &#8216;enslaved&#8217; when talking about AI?<br \/>\n07:23 What did AI companies say in return?<br \/>\n08:21 Why the Pope&#8217;s comments on AI matter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the Vatican on Monday, Pope Leo XIV issued his first encyclical, a letter issued to the world\u2019s bishops. 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