The new Pope picked his name for 'the defense of human dignity' amidst the AI revolution
Wake up babe: new Pope just dropped. Pope Leo XIV was elected on May 8 following the death of Pope Francis, becoming the first-ever American Pontiff, and on Saturday gave his first address to the College of Cardinals, where he revealed his choice of name was driven by concerns about our age's technological revolutions and AI specifically (thanks, Ars Technica).
The Pope's name is Robert Prevost, but as is tradition he got to choose a special papal name, and it turns out "Leo" is a callback...