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Phys.org — Social Sciences · September 8, 2026

AI governance model inspired by Pope Leo XIV aims to put ethics first

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Researchers from the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin and the University of Eastern Finland have developed a hybrid AI governance model based on Pope Leo XIV's encyclical Magnifica Humanitas. Published in AI and Ethics, the model distributes power and responsibility among governments, tech firms, civil society, and international bodies according to eight normative principles, including human dignity, subsidiarity, and the common good. For instructors, this framework demonstrates how Catholic social teaching and moral philosophy can be translated into concrete public policy to prevent diffusion of responsibility in automated systems.

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Instructors can explore the ethical and administrative tensions surrounding human accountability in automated public administration, such as requiring algorithmic welfare eligibility systems to preserve human judgment, explainability, independent oversight, and appeal rights.

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