AI Sparks a Rift Among Spiritual Leaders in the Magnifica Humanitas Era

June 14, 2026

ATHENS, Greece — Across the globe, advances in artificial intelligence are pressing spiritual authorities of diverse faiths to wrestle with a familiar, centuries-old question: what role should religion play when confronted with a technology capable of reshaping lives and societies? One prominent voice in this dialogue is Elder Gerrit W. Gong, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, who recently stressed the imperative of threading moral considerations into the development and use of AI during a conference of faith leaders held in Athens, Greece.

Pilar Marrero

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