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On Humaneering And The Magnifica Humanitas

The Magnifica Humanitas, the first encyclical from Pope Leo XIV, is about staying human in the age of AI. It’s Humaneering in different clothes.

Last night, after a brief conversation with my AI agent voice, a neighbor asked, “How will we know what’s real and not real anymore?”

Paul Brainerd, the inventor of desktop publishing, died on February 15. I read about it Saturday morning in the New York Times. He changed my life.

“I do not consent.” That was my nephew Shane’s response to a text message I sent. I had no idea what he meant.

I accidentally left without my phone. I realized it just in time to turn around and go back. I decided to keep driving.

February 20, 2026 By Jeff Turner 1 Comment

I’m not a fan of false binaries. But this post is not really about that. This post is about being more human. And the humans that help me do that.