The Talmudic and rabbinic tradition diverges from the latest encyclical, and the divergence highlights a paradox in the papal logic. Leo XIV’s strongest move, his categorical prohibition against the use of AI to make “lethal or otherwise irreversible decisions,” demands a more principled distinction between the Switchblade and the CyberKnifeA thoughtful examination of the moral agency of Artificial Intelligence, interacting with the Talmud, the golem legend, and Catholic theology.
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