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Understanding Pope Leo’s AI encyclical
English Summary
Pope Leo XIV's encyclical 'Magnifica Humanitas' establishes a moral framework for AI development, warning against technocratic concentration of power and emphasizing human dignity. Using biblical metaphors of the Tower of Babel (centralized, homogenizing control) versus Nehemiah (distributed, accountable construction), the document argues that AI is inherently extractive and non-neutral, requiring governance guardrails beyond corporate 'AI for good' rhetoric. Brookings experts emphasize that technical standards alone are insufficient—AI systems encode societal biases and disproportionately impact marginalized communities, requiring diverse stakeholder participation in development. The encyclical shifts global governance conversations from 'winning the AI race' to ensuring technology serves humanity, influencing both EU enforcement approaches and US voluntary frameworks. Effective implementation requires political will, inclusive development practices, and accountability structures that give communities genuine agency over technologies affecting their lives.
中文摘要
教宗利奧十四世的《宏偉人本精神》（Magnifica Humanitas）專書，為人工智慧（AI）的發展確立了一套道德框架，警告了技術官僚式的權力集中化，並強調了人類尊嚴。該文件運用《聖經》中的巴別塔（代表集中化、同質化控制）與尼希米（代表分散化、可問責的建設）的隱喻，論證了AI本質上具有抽取性且非中立，因此需要超越企業「善用AI」的修辭，建立治理的防護欄。布魯金斯學派的專家強調，單純的技術標準是遠遠不夠的——AI系統會編碼社會偏見，並不成比例地影響邊緣化群體，這要求在開發過程中必須納入多元的利益相關者參與。這份專書將全球治理的討論焦點，從「贏得AI競賽」轉移到確保技術服務於人類，影響了歐盟的強制執行方法和美國的自願框架。有效的實施需要政治意願、包容性的開發實踐，以及能讓社區對影響其生活的技術擁有真正主導權（agency）的問責結構。
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