Software engineer reportedly wins religious exemption from AI use

When Pope Leo XIV wrote about the effect that AI is having on our world in his encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, he may not have imagined the document being referenced in an HR environment. But, according to a report by Business Insider, Erin Maus, a software developer in North Carolina, used the Pope’s message about the need for vigilance in how AI would be deployed to gain a special exemption from her employer about using the technology for coding. Maus is not even a Catholic but a Unitar...