Pope Leo Says AI Must Be 'Disarmed' in First Major Teaching

Pope takes on AI, saying the lust for power risks 'new forms of slavery'

Pope Leo XIV has called for the “disarming” of artificial intelligence in his long-awaited manifesto on the rapidly developing technology, and warned of “new...

Pope Leo XIV Warns of Dangers of AI, Need to ‘Disarm’ the Technology

Pope Leo XIV warned of the dangers of artificial intelligence and lobbied for more safeguards with the technology in the pontiff’s first encyclical. In “Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence,” published Monday, the first American-born pope wrote that AI technology must be used for “the common good” as opposed to profit, while still “remaining human.” “Humanity, created by God in all its …

Pope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto that ponders the future of humanity

Pope Leo XIV called Monday for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit.

Pope Leo says AI must be 'disarmed' in first major teaching

The pontiff also warned of a "new digital slaveries" in his first encyclical since becoming Pope last year.

Pope Leo Warns Artificial Intelligence Could Be "New Tower Of Babel"

In his encyclical “Magnifica Humanitas” (Magnificent Humanity) released today, Pope Leo XIV warns that artificial intelligence “threatens to normalize an anti-human vision” and strongly cautions against the concentration of the new technology in the hands of the few. In the first sentence of the encyclical, the Pope writes, “Humanity, created by God in all its grandeur, is today facing a pivotal choice: either to construct a new Tower of Babel…

Pope Leo calls for "disarming" of AI in technology-focused encyclical

In his "Magnifica Humanitas" encyclical, Pope Leo warns that as civilization grapples with the power of AI, the main challenge is remaining "profoundly human."