Tolkien in the News: The Pope Quotes Gandalf and the Lingering Influence of Tolkien
About this episode
The episode discusses a quote from Gandalf by Pope Leo XIV and explores Tolkien's influence on contemporary issues like AI.
A few weeks ago (in an official document on AI and Human Dignity) Pope Leo XIV quoted Gandalf. Our hosts talk a little bit about this quote, about how Tolkien might have felt about AI, and then more broadly about how Tolkien's works continue to inform and influence our world (and our lives).
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