Notes on Pope Leo XIV's Encyclical on AI • Hacker News Board

Re: Notes on Pope Leo XIV's Encyclical on AI

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Post by simonw » Tue, May 26, 2026, 2:37 PM UTC

basisword wrote: post #9

Kwpolska wrote: post #3

Where are the notes in this post? I can only see a bunch of quotes and zero original thought of the author.

I think it's just a poorly worded title. "Highlights from x" would be more clear. "Notes on" suggests some commentary.

My original title was actually "Highlights from", then I changed it to "Notes on" because that was a shorter title for linking on social media.

Did not expect to get called out for not making it "notes-like" enough!

I think including the Vatican News bit about how the Pope chose the name Leo because he planned to think about AI in the same way his predecessor had thought about the Industrial Revolution earns an upgrade to "notes", personally.

Re: Notes on Pope Leo XIV's Encyclical on AI

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Post by basisword » Tue, May 26, 2026, 2:54 PM UTC

simonw wrote: post #11

basisword wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think it's just a poorly worded title. "Highlights from x" would be more clear. "Notes on" suggests some commentary.

My original title was actually "Highlights from", then I changed it to "Notes on" because that was a shorter title for linking on social media. Did not expect to get called out for not making it "notes-like" enough! I think including the Vatican News bit about how the Pope chose the name Leo because he planned to think about AI in the same way his predecessor had thought about the Industrial Revolution earns an upgra…

No complaints from me, just trying to explain the confusion. Personally with a 'notes on' I'd expect a full piece of original commentary about the thing (rather than mostly excerpts from the thing) but it's not a big deal.

Re: Notes on Pope Leo XIV's Encyclical on AI

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Post by KPGv2 » Tue, May 26, 2026, 7:30 PM UTC

the-grump wrote: post #5

KPGv2 wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Quote selection is, of course, representative of original thought of the author.

Still they are not notes, which means GP continues to be valid.

You made me look up the definition of "note." It appears to mean a short piece of writing meant to be commentary or to share information. OP's link looks like it's both of those things.

Are you perhaps confusing "note" with "analysis"?