Chris Lewis

Chris Lewis is President and CEO of Public Knowledge, a Washington, D.C. public-interest technology policy organization, where he advocates on digital rights, broadband access, platform regulation, spectrum policy, competition, and trustworthy AI. He previously served as Public Knowledge’s Vice President and worked in the FCC Office of Legislative Affairs, including as Deputy Director.

Pope Leo XIV’s AI Encyclical Ties Safety Rules to Human Dignity

A panel convened by Aspen Digital treated Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnificent Humanity, as an authoritative Catholic intervention in AI governance rather than a narrowly theological text. Kim Daniels, Vilas Dhar, and Josh Good argued that the document judges AI by its effects on human dignity, especially for workers, students, creative professionals, and vulnerable communities, while pointing to safety regulation, retraining, and education as practical tests. The unresolved problem, Daniels said, is whether the Church can move that teaching from Rome into parishes, civic institutions, classrooms, and technology work.

The Aspen InstituteMay 29, 202611 min read