{"id":220348,"date":"2026-05-26T10:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T14:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/trump-official-criticizes-pope-leos-ai-encyclical-defends-ai-as-positive-for-humanity\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T12:10:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T16:10:28","slug":"trump-official-criticizes-pope-leos-ai-encyclical-defends-ai-as-positive-for-humanity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/trump-official-criticizes-pope-leos-ai-encyclical-defends-ai-as-positive-for-humanity\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Official Criticizes Pope Leo\u2019s AI Encyclical, Defends AI As \u2018Positive For Humanity\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/conormurray\/2026\/05\/26\/a-trump-official-finally-comments-on-popes-ai-encyclical-says-data-centers-are-positive-for-humanity\/\">Trump Official Criticizes Pope Leo\u2019s AI Encyclical, Defends AI As \u2018Positive For Humanity\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/conormurray\/2026\/05\/26\/a-trump-official-finally-comments-on-popes-ai-encyclical-says-data-centers-are-positive-for-humanity\/\">https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/conormurray\/2026\/05\/26\/a-trump-official-finally-comments-on-popes-ai-encyclical-says-data-centers-are-positive-for-humanity\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-26 10:11:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.forbes.com\">www.forbes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Interior Secretary Doug Burgum criticized Pope Leo XIV&#8217;s encyclical on AI called &#8220;tech editorializing,&#8221; highlighting a growing tension between the Trump administration and the Vatican.<\/li>\n<li>Burgum defended the construction of AI data centers, which he believes are beneficial for humanity, while the pope called for AI to be &#8220;disarmed&#8221; to avoid dominating humanity.<\/li>\n<li>Burgum downplayed AI concerns about energy consumption and price hikes, attributing these issues to specific policies like &#8220;unreliable, weather-dependent sources of electricity.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Pope Leo XIV&#8217;s encyclical &#8220;Magnifica Humanitas&#8221; warned about the environmental and moral implications of AI, emphasizing the need for sustainable and moral AI development and stressing the potential conflict and impersonality introduced by AI.<\/li>\n<li>The Vatican and the Trump administration have seen increased disagreements, particularly over the pope&#8217;s criticisms of the war in Iran. 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