In recent weeks, two globally influential voices have laid out their positions on artificial intelligence: President Javier Milei and Pope Leo XIV. Both agree that AI is an exceptional phenomenon, but they clash head-on on how to approach it. Milei, speaking from the Financial Times, presents it as a historic opportunity for Argentina to escape its economic slump, with investments, new industries, and fewer obstacles. The Pope, in his encyclical Magnifica humanitas, goes further: AI is not just a tool but a challenge that forces us to rethink what it means to be human.
Milei dreams of a deregulated Argentina, a paradise for innovation. His view is pure market vertigo: less state, more freedom, let capital flow. But the Pope slows things down. Leo XIV reminds us that technical progress without ethics is a double-edged sword. He brings to the table human dignity, moral conscience, and the common good. While Milei sees in AI a chance for growth, the Vatican warns that without limits, technology can end up enslaving people, reducing them to passive consumers.
The hottest point of the debate is regulation. Milei argues that the best way to avoid monopolies is free competition; that rules only hinder new players and benefit the big ones. The Pope, on the other hand, calls for global governance mechanisms that put an ethical brake on technological power. Who is right? History shows that economic progress does not always go hand in hand with human progress. Milei himself cites the East India Companies as an example of institutional innovation, but forgets that this boom was built on slavery. The Pope states clearly: “The most extraordinary scientific advances, if not accompanied by genuine social and moral progress, turn against man.”
Another front of dispute is education. Milei does not delve into it, but the Pope insists that without massive AI training, the digital divide will deepen. In Argentina, AI literacy should be a mandatory subject, not a luxury for a few. The government of Tucumán has already started training all its teachers. A small step, but in the right direction.
Far from closing the debate, these positions open it wide. AI is not just a matter for technicians or businesspeople; it involves us all. And with a possible visit of the Pope to Argentina, the clash between Milei and Leo XIV promises to keep generating discussion. For now, the only certainty is that artificial intelligence is already changing the world, and the decisions we make today will shape the future of our societies. Total deregulation or ethical control? The tug-of-war has just begun.
Para mí Milei tiene razón, dejen innovar sin moralinas del Papa. El que se meta en sus rezos y no frene el progreso. Argentina necesita inversión, no curas opinando. Viva la libertad carajo, esto huele a control eclesiástico.
para mi milei es un vendepatria quiere desregular la ia para que los yanquis nos choreen los datos y el papa se hace el moralista pero no dice nada de las corporaciones yo creo que ya estamos reventados los trabajadores dejá que las maquinas nos gobiernen firma el che 2.0