A charity presented Pope Leo XIV with a unique piece of artwork in its push to "protect human dignity" and establish "what should stay human in the age of AI," an official told Fox News Digital.Photos released by Saint Peter for Humanity captured the pope receiving the "Sphere of Humanity" — a green, Murano glass sculpture that "incorporates handwritten passages from his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, reflecting on human dignity, vulnerability, solidarity, conscience and the challenges posed by artificial intelligence" — during his General Audience in early September.The presentation came as Saint Peter for Humanity said it is gearing up next week to gather 70 leaders in New York City to "begin drafting the Codex Humanitatis, an independent initiative inspired by Pope Leo XIV’s call to safeguard human dignity as artificial intelligence becomes increasingly powerful and influential in people’s lives.""We recognize the benefits of AI.We just believe again that there is another force that should belong to that conversation, that other force is humanity," Olivier Francois, the organization’s president and chairman, told Fox News Digital.
"So the Codex Humanitatis, which is our initiative, starts from that simple idea.AI should serve people, protect human dignity, expand human potential and advance common good."POPE LEO WARNS AI RISKS BECOMING TOOL OF 'DOMINATION, EXCLUSION AND DEATH' IN NEW ENCYCLICALThe "Sphere of Humanity" glass sculpture is presented to Pope Leo XIV on Sept.
2, 2026, at the Vatican.(Vatican Media)"So what are we going to do in New York? We are going to gather 70 Nobel laureates, artists, thinkers, philanthropists, technology and AI experts, obviously that's important, and we will ask them maybe the hardest question of our times, you know, as artificial intelligence grows even more powerful, what must remain human?" Francois added.
"So obviously, before we head over to machines, we should be clear about what we value most in ourse...