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19th-century Catholic teachings, 21st-century tech: How concerns about AI guided Pope Leo’s choice of name

  • Written by Nathan Schneider, Assistant Professor of Media Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
imageAn 1878 photograph of Pope Leo XIII and members of his court, taken by Jules David.Wikimedia Commons

When Robert Francis Prevost chose the papal name Leo XIV, it could have meant many things. There were 13 Leos before him: The first, Leo the Great, was a fifth-century theologian who helped heal the doctrinal divisions among early Christians; Leo X,...

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