You Can Now Get a Religious Exemption From Using AI at Work
June 11, 2026

(Futurism) – In a strongly-worded rebuke last month, Pope Leo called for AI to be “disarmed.”
The criticism comes amid rapidly growing backlash to the tech, with countless workers becoming frustrated after being forced to use AI, even when the productivity benefits it offers are questionable.
Now, a 34-year-old software engineer named Erin Maus, who works for a tech entertainment company in North Carolina, may have found an ingenious workaround. As Business Insider reports, Maus has secured a religious exemption effectively allowing her to skip using AI for her work. (Read More)