When the Center Speaks for the Periphery: AI Governance and the Limits of Moral Declaration

Key Points

• The aim is to explore the impact of the Pope's encyclical on the governance of artificial intelligence.
• Analyze the content of the encyclical Magnifica Humanitas.
• Discuss the implications for normative authority in AI.
• Employ a structural reading from a peripheral perspective.
• The encyclical serves as a pivotal intervention in AI governance.
• It highlights the contest for authority at a critical moment in AI infrastructure development.
• The response from various institutional actors reflects varying levels of acceptance and resistance.