Pope Leo XIV’s address at the Vatican launch of Magnifica humanitas places artificial intelligence within the tradition of Catholic social teaching. Like Leo XIII’s Rerum Novarum in 1891, it asks how a great technological transformation can be judged by the dignity of the human person rather than by power, profit, or efficiency alone.
Ex Machina (2015) feels prophetic today. Its story of human weakness manipulated by an AI reflects the deeper truth: the danger is not artificial intelligence itself, but how humans may weaponise it for control. Conscience and control remain locked in struggle — the question is which will define our future.
A tense and prophetic exploration of artificial intelligence, Ex Machina (2015) follows Caleb, a young programmer, as he tests Ava, a humanoid AI built by the domineering tech CEO Nathan. What begins as a Turing test becomes a struggle for survival, as Ava manipulates both men to secure her freedom. The film anticipates today’s real-world AI debates, raising questions about creation, control, and whether machines will always outwit their makers.