Magnifica Humanitas: Human Dignity, Work, and Freedom in the Age of AI

Pope Leo's first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, just dropped and itgoes harder on AI, capitalism, and human dignity than anyone expected. Is this just a regulation document? Or is this document a call for Catholics to recover and embrace a deeper understanding of Catholic Social Teaching? In the first of our 3-part series, Edmund Mitchell sits down with threeCatholic experts working at the front lines of AI to discuss chapter five of the Pope’s new encyclical.🟠 Expert PanelistsMatthew Harvey SandersFounder & CEO of Longbeard, creator of Magisterium AI (deployed in 190+ countries, 50 languages)Dr. Brett Robinson Director, Church Communication Ecology Program,McGrath Institute for Church Life, University of Notre DameFr. Jean GovéDiocesan Coordinator for AI, Archdiocese of Malta; author of Malta's 2026 position paper on the ethical adoption of AI; Holy See representative at the Council of Europe on AI🟠 We dig into:— Why the Pope refuses to call AI "just a tool"— "AI is not neutral" — what that actually means for the average user— Whether the EU AI Act and the Vatican are using the same words to  mean different things— Why "becoming more human" is the litmus test Pope Leo keeps coming  back to— Why Anthropic sent Chris Olah and Amanda Askell to the encyclical's  launch (and what that signals)— Two practical questions to ask before opening any AI tool— Digital sobriety, the family, and what the early Christian  communities can teach us about living in a saturated AI environment— Tower of Babel vs. the New Jerusalem — the recurring frame Pope Leo  uses to read our momentThis is the first of three panel conversations on Magnifica Humanitas.Subscribe so you don't miss Panels 2 and 3, dropping later this week.🟠 CHAPTERS00:00 Welcome + introducing the panel05:00 First impressions of Magnifica Humanitas10:00 "The Pope didn't pull his punches"13:00 Why AI is not neutral16:00 Tool vs. environment 21:00 Can education alone fix this? 26:00 What does human flourishing actually look like?35:00 The EU AI Act vs. the Vatican on "human dignity"44:00 Should chatbots have to announce themselves?52:00 Dorothy Day, Mother Teresa, the "martyrs of everyday life"01:04:00 Digital sobriety, the family, and parish life01:11:00 Babel, Pentecost, and the bitrate of Christ01:22:00 Fr. Gové's two questions for any AI interaction01:25:00 Why it matters WHO is building these systems01:29:00 Brett's practical shifts as an educator (and a parent)🟠 LINKS— Magisterium AI: https://magisterium.com— McGrath Institute for Church Life: https://mcgrath.nd.edu— Archdiocese of Malta Position Paper on AI: https://ms.knisja.mt/AI/Ethical_Adoption_of_AI.pdfThis episode is brought to you by ParishStaq by Pushpay — thecomprehensive parish platform built for Catholic parishes. Schedule alive demo at https://pushpay.com#PopeLeo #MagnificaHumanitas #FaithAndAI #CatholicAILearn more and access free resources at faithandaiproject.com.