Pope Leo XIV is not a fan of AI-generated art

Pope Leo XIV said in a post on X that there is an "ontological difference" between human art and what machines generate, arguing algorithms lack "the spark of humanity." He had already addressed AI in a May encyclical on human dignity amid automation, while Anthropic reportedly lobbied the Vatican on non-human consciousness without success.

• Pope Leo XIV urged distinguishing human art from machine output
• He cited an "ontological difference" and algorithms' lack of "the spark of humanity"
• In May he issued an encyclical on human dignity amid automation
• Anthropic reportedly lobbied the Vatican on non-human consciousness