Pope Leo XIV
Magnifica Humanitas §72
The Principle of Subsidiarity
Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence
72 In this context, States and transnational institutions are called to ensure fair rules and effective safeguards, so that local communities, intermediary organizations, schools, universities, religious institutions and associations have a voice and can contribute to the discernment of choices that affect people’s daily lives, such as employment, access to services, data management and digital environments. When it comes to decisions regarding economic flows and digital platforms, as well as the governance of data and algorithms, we cannot allow a handful of actors to dictate these processes on their own; instead, we must build forms of cooperation that respect the various levels of the global community and make them jointly responsible for the common good.
Source: Magnifica Humanitas (Vatican.va)