Skip to main content

Support WBUR

The Jackpod: Catastrophe-proofing AI

44:40
Pope Leo XIV talks to journalists as he leaves his residence in Castel Gandolfo, on the outskirts of Rome, to return to the Vatican, Tuesday, May 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Pope Leo XIV talks to journalists as he leaves his residence in Castel Gandolfo, on the outskirts of Rome, to return to the Vatican, Tuesday, May 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the perils and promise of AI as outlined in the papal encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” and a forthcoming law review paper, “AI and Existential Risk.”

Support WBUR

Support WBUR

Listen Live