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Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical cites J.R.R. Tolkien to criticize tech billionaires like Peter Thiel and Elon Musk for misinterpreting 'The Lord of the Rings' to justify authoritarian power, while warning against the dangers of AI and technocratic dominance.
Ars Technica investigates whether Pope Leo's new encyclical on AI, which uniquely quotes Gandalf from 'The Return of the King', is a veiled critique of Peter Thiel and his Tolkien-obsessed tech circle, given Thiel's history of naming companies after Middle-earth references.