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The Pope’s Anti-AI Message Adds to the Industry’s Popularity Problem
YahooMay 26, 2026
Pope Leo XIV made an impassioned case against the harms of artificial intelligence and data centers in a widely followed letter, adding to the industry’s growing public-relations problem. Just last month, privately held Compass Datacenters, which is backed by Brookfield Asset Management pulled out of attempts to build an over 800-acre Virginia campus after opposition and increasing regulations. In his encyclical letter released Monday, the pope warned about AI’s environmental and social impacts.
