Pope Leo XIV Laughs As AI “Forgets” He Is the Pontiff

Whilst His Holiness was amused, it's no laughing matter. AI makes mistakes all the time. It's the GIGO principle: Garbage in, garbage out.

From Aleteia

By Cyprien Viet

While eating with Spanish bishops, Pope Leo XIV shared a humorous story about asking AI for speech ideas, only for it to address his predecessor, Pope Francis.

Exactly two weeks to the day after the publication of his encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, which highlighted the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence, Pope Leo XIV took advantage of his trip to Madrid, Spain, to provide quite an insightful -- if humorous -- example of its dangers. The moment was not recorded and wasn’t part of the Pope's official speeches. However, it was recounted by Yago de la Cierva, a Spanish academic and member of the papal visit's organizing committee, who attended the Pontiff’s lunch with the Spanish bishops.

The Pope, laughing and relaxed as he has generally been for the whole of this historic tour in Spain, recounted that before leaving on his trip, he consulted AI out of curiosity. He asked it, “What should the pope say to the Spanish bishops?” The artificial intelligence chat bot replied, “Pope Francis would say…” So, he interrupted it and said, “Ah, but I think there is another pope now.” The AI then replied, “Oh, that’s true, sorry, it’s now Pope Leo.”

Users have often noted ChatGPT’s limitations in tracking the latest papal news, but Pope Leo XIV himself was able to see firsthand that AI large language models struggle to integrate him into their systems. Without taking personal offense, Pope Leo XIV — the actual reigning, living pope — drew an edifying conclusion. He told the bishops, “We, on the other hand, have another algorithm. And this other algorithm leads us to love people, to accompany people, to make ourselves servants of the Word.”

Witnessing to Christ in the digital sphere

These remarks, delivered with a mix of lightness and depth, echoed the themes of his encyclical and many of his recent speeches. On Saturday evening, before 600,000 young people gathered in Plaza de Lima in central Madrid, the Pope urged them to become disciples of Christ in the digital sphere as well as in real relationships. “Seeing you, dear young people, filled with this enthusiasm that comes from faith, I have high hopes for your ability to bear witness to Christ in the world — including the realm of digital media — and to communicate the values and beauty of the Gospel,” Pope Leo XIV said.

A vital need for meaning and human relationships

Speaking a few hours after the event, Esteban, a young Spaniard who happens to be studying AI, admitted that he had not yet read the encyclical (Spaniards are in the most demanding weeks of the academic year as they face their final exams), but that Pope Leo XIV’s reflections made him want to. “The Pope's words match my philosophy of life. I believe artificial intelligence is a wonderful tool in our professional lives, and we must learn to use it well, but it absolutely must not replace friendship and human relationships,” the young man said.

For the Pope, maintaining a healthy relationship with AI is the main civilizational challenge of our time. Technological development must be accompanied by perspectives of meaning. “Our society does indeed possess an extraordinary capacity to produce, innovate and communicate,” he noted Sunday evening during his meeting with the cultural, sports, and economic sectors at the Movistar Arena in Madrid.

“However, it seems we still need to learn how to safeguard the soul of what it generates. Otherwise, we run the risk of becoming experts in the media and effective producers, yet uncertain as to why, for what purpose, with whom and for whom we produce,” he pointed out.

It’s a way of laying new milestones in a pontificate that isn’t oriented toward rejecting technology, but rather focused on reconciling science and conscience to avoid the ruin of the soul.

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Meet the Patron of Large Families, St Margaret of Scotland

Today is the Feast of St Margaret of Scotland, called the "Pearl of Scotland", an 11th-century queen from the Anglo-Saxon House of Wessex.

From Aleteia

By Larry Peterson

She “civilised” her husband, King Malcolm, by reading to him from the New Testament.

In the year 1066, a displaced English princess named Margaret sought refuge in Scotland. Her father had been overthrown by the Danes and had gone into exile before she was born. While still very young Margaret returned to England to live in the court of her great-uncle, Edward the Confessor.

As a leader, Edward could not protect his kingdom. Margaret’s mother, Agatha, took Margaret and her other two children, Edgar and Cristina, and fled north to escape the invading Norman armies. It was not long after that the Normans conquered England and overthrew Edward. He was replaced by William of Normandy, also known as William the Conqueror.

Tradition has it that Agatha decided to leave northern England and travel back to the continent. However, a raging storm drove their ship north to Scotland where they landed at a spot which is today called St. Margaret’s Hope. Before long they all arrived at the palace of King Malcolm. 

Margaret, about 18 years of age at the time, soon found herself in the court of  Malcolm III of Scotland (also known as Malcolm the Canmore, meaning “Great Chief”). Malcolm III was already a widower with two sons. (And yes, this is the Malcolm in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, although the historical Malcolm was a young child when his father, King Duncan, was murdered). 

Margaret was not only naturally sweet and charming, she was also a pious and devout Catholic. King Malcolm fell completely in love with her and they were married in Dunfermline, Scotland, in 1070. One of the first things Margaret began to do was to read the Bible to her new husband. It is said the daily readings and stories she read to her husband helped “civilize” the king, setting in place the conditions for the growth of the Catholic faith in Scotland.

Margaret initiated religious reforms striving to make the church practices conform to those of Rome. She followed the advice of the future Archbishop of Canterbury, Lanfranc, and became known as an exemplar of the “just ruler.” Margaret and Malcolm’s youngest son, David, grew up to be considered a “holy ruler.”

Margaret became deeply involved in charitable works and actually served orphans and the poor every day before she herself ate. She even washed the feet of the poor in imitation of Jesus. At midnight she would get up and attend church services. She invited the Benedictine order to establish a monastery at Dunfermline in 1072 and was responsible for having ferries built to assist pilgrims traveling back and forth across the river to worship. Margaret also initiated the restoration of the monastery at Iona and was responsible for the release of fellow English exiles captured during the invasion.

Margaret was as devout in her private life as she was in public. She was totally “genuine.” Much of her time was spent in prayer, devotional readings, and doing ecclesiastical embroidery. All of her hard work and devotion to God had a profound effect on her once volatile husband. The king who could not read was so impressed with his wife he had her prayer books decorated with gold and silver. One of these, a pocket Gospel with grand pictures of the evangelists, is kept at the Bodleian Library in Oxford. 

Malcolm never understood the long-term effects of his wife’s many endeavors. He loved her so much he just let her do as she wished. However, heartache came to Margaret unexpectedly. During the Battle of Alnwick on November 13, 1093, Malcolm and their eldest son, Edward, were killed in battle against the English. Margaret’s son Edgar had the unenviable task of informing his mom. 

Not yet 50, but already weakened by her constant fasting, Margaret died three days after her husband and son were killed. In recognition of her personal holiness, fidelity to the Church, implementing religious reform and her ongoing works of charity, Pope Innocent IV recognized Margaret a saint in June of 1250. 

In  Proverbs 31:10-12, Lemuel, King of Massa, was given this advice by his Mother:

“When one finds a worthy wife, her value is far beyond pearls. Her husband, entrusting his heart to her, has an unfailing prize. She brings him good, and not evil, all the days of her life.” 

King Malcolm III of Scotland had such a wife. Margaret is recognized as a patron of large families and of widows, as well as of parents who have lost children. Her feast is November 16.

St. Margaret of Scotland, pray for us.