Idols of the Valley — The New Atlantis

Pope Leo's wise but frustrating first missive on AI

Idols of the Valley - The New Atlantis Online Exclusive May 27, 2026 Idols of the Valley Pope Leo’s wise but frustrating first missive on AI Yuval Levin Subscriber Only Sign in or Subscribe Now for audio version Since the beginning of his papacy a year ago, Pope Leo XIV has held out the promise of offering the world some much-needed wisdom on living well with technology. His very choice of name hearkened back to Leo XIII’s unmatched moral and intellectual leadership in framing the case for human flourishing in the face of the indignities of the industrial age. And his ambition has seemed

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