Institutional religious responses to AI

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Article history

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1.0Published as a broad comparative synthesis in the post-audit corpus-rebalancing program.
1.1Replaced the generic shell with an authority-aware comparison of formal institutional documents, religious-legal opinions, operational policies, interfaith initiatives, governance themes, and evidence limits.
1.1Corrected fatwa terminology, Vatican department references, and the title Antiqua et Nova in the Chinese edition.
1.2Corrected the cited WCC document date to 26 June 2023.
1.2Corrected translations of “Institutional religious responses to AI”, preserving source attribution and limits of evidence.
1.3Added the 2026 papal encyclical and audience address and WCC draft-covenant consultation, preserving distinctions between teaching, consultation and implementation.
1.4Added Leo XIV’s attributed account of an already-organized Vatican AI commission, distinguishing it from a constituting instrument or evidence of formal powers or effectiveness.
1.4Corrected Russian wording about institutional adoption of AI while preserving the English meaning and evidentiary limits.
1.5Corrected article wording, source attribution and translated explanatory metadata.
1.6Compared teaching documents, religious-legal opinions and ethics pledges by their authority and the work delegated to AI.
1.7Added Vatican pastoral considerations, the United Church of Canada consultation and the Russian Orthodox commission remit, distinguishing their authority and procedural status.

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Published on or before
2 August 2026
Last revision
31 October 2026
Last substantive review
31 October 2026
Current version
1.7