# POPE vs. AI // 255

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Podcast: [PlasticPills Critical Theory & Philosophy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/plasticpills-critical-theory-philosophy-708721)
Published: 2026-06-09T16:38:04+00:00
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## Resource

All episodes are ad-free at https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills While many had hoped for a Butlerian Crusade against the thinking machines, the Pope has instead released a lukewarm encyclical asking the mean machine men making automated murder drones to please be nice to us. This episode we evaluate whether Christian Humanism has any juice left. https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnifica-humanitas.html

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