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 Unitarian Universalist, according to the report. However, it said, she maintained that the use of AI didn’t align with her religious beliefs.
Business Insider said that to make her case, she consulted an employment lawyer — a move to be expected — and her local chapter’s minister — which probably wasn’t. Her wishes were reportedly granted last month. “I’m writing my code and reviewing my code by hand, which seems crazy to say,” she told the publication.
She’s certainly not alone in wondering whether AI is a
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Thiel's critique highlights the tension between ethical AI regulation and geopolitical competitiveness, underscoring global power dynamics.
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Microsoft is expected to announce a new round of layoffs next week, with several thousand jobs at stake, according to Business Insider. Among others, the company’s sales, consulting, and Xbox divisions will be affected.
The cuts are reported to affect less than 2.5% of Microsoft’s approximately 220,000 employees worldwide, meaning the layoffs will be less extensive than last year’s workforce reductions.
In 2025, Microsoft laid off approximately 15,000 employees in two rounds: 6,000 workers in May, followed by another 9,000 in July.
The company is reportedly rolling out the cost-cutting measures while continuing to boost investments in AI. Microsoft has faced increased pressure from investors regarding how AI will affect the company’s future business model and cost structure.
Earlier this year, the company for the first time in its history offered voluntary retirement buyouts to roughly 8,750 employees, or about 7% of its workforce.
A recent state budget proposal from Republican lawmakers in North Carolina would award two $2.5 million no-bid contracts to a pair of ed-tech companies to provide their AI platforms to middle schools and high schools.
I decided to combine my need to top the leader table with my daily step count – which is how I found myself walking 10 miles a day while reading out sentences in Japanese, German, Spanish and French
Hugh and I were driving from Washington, DC, to the Sea Section, our house on the coast of North Carolina, when I noticed a dot with legs traversing the hem of my untucked shirt. “There’s a tick on me!” I said.
He looked down at my lap. “Well, throw it outside. It’s nothing to get hysterical about.”
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North Carolina residents and organizers joined state Rep. Maria Cervania in speaking against data center development. Impacts to water quality and supply were a key concern for speakers, many from rural areas.
A $7 million settlement state Attorney General Jeff Jackson reached with landlord LivCor keeps the company from using so-called algorithmic pricing to set rents or share data with other landlords.
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 Unitarian Universalist, according to the report. However, it said, she maintained that the use of AI didn’t align with her religious beliefs.
Business Insider said that to make her case, she consulted an employment lawyer — a move to be expected — and her local chapter’s minister — which probably wasn’t. Her wishes were reportedly granted last month. “I’m writing my code and reviewing my code by hand, which seems crazy to say,” she told the publication.
She’s certainly not alone in wondering whether AI is a
