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Pope Leo XIV just dropped a 42,000-word AI manifesto calling it a moral test for humanity, urging global guardrails to ensure it serves us—not harms us. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, newly spiritually recharged, echoed the Pope’s urgency in a Sydney speech—though with a more pragmatic, policy-driven spin. Speaking before a key Labor conference, Albanese framed AI as a “generational opportunity” for Australia, promising job creation, not job loss, while warning against over-regulation. He unveiled concrete plans: new AI legislation targeting energy-hungry data centers, a dedicated AI policy office, and protections for Aussie creators to shield their work from exploitation. The Pope’s call to conscience meets the PM’s call to action—both demanding we get AI right, but in very different tones.

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