<ul><li>Chicago-born Robert Prevost was elected as Pope Leo XIV, with one of the main reasons for choosing his papal name being artificial intelligence threats to human dignity.</li><li>The new pope explained his name choice as a continuation of Pope Francis' concerns about technological transformation during his first address to the College of Cardinals.</li><li>Pope Leo XIV referenced Pope Leo XIII's Encyclical Rerum Novarum addressing the social question in the context of the first industrial revolution as a significant reason for choosing his papal name.</li><li>The election of Pope Leo XIV and his name choice highlight the ongoing concerns about the impact of AI on human dignity.</li></ul>

New pope chose his name based on AI’s threats to “human dignity”

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