A Catholic Security Scholar Advocates for Responsible Military AI Development (warontherocks.com)

• Pope Leo XIV's encyclical 'Magnifica Humanitas' opposes AI in warfare, calling just war theory outdated.
• Albert argues for continued military AI development with strict guardrails to avoid ceding advantage to adversaries.
• The recent U.S. targeting doctrine revision shifts human oversight from initiator to monitor – a dangerous change according to Albert.
• Albert demands binding laws with clear definitions of 'meaningful human control' and consequences for violations.

"Craig Douglas Albert, a Catholic security scholar, engages with Pope Leo XIV's encyclical 'Magnifica Humanitas' which opposes AI-enabled warfare. He argues for continued development of military AI with strict guardrails to minimize harm, rather than a complete halt. He criticizes the recent U.S. targeting doctrine revision shifting human roles from initiator to monitor of AI, and calls for binding laws ensuring meaningful human control, auditability, and accountability."