For Pope Leo, the risk of an AI apocalypse is a major concern
The Vatican says AI could trigger misinformation, war and social harm, and Pope Leo is urging common global rules for the technology.
- On Friday, Pope Leo will address UNESCO headquarters in Paris, continuing his 16-month campaign warning world leaders about artificial intelligence risks and calling for global oversight rules.
- The Vatican began warning about AI dangers in 2019, when Pope Francis cautioned that misinformation spread by autonomous systems could spark global conflict and societal breakdown.
- Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's top diplomat, warned last week that countries cannot "go it alone" on AI technology, stating "the future of humanity is really at stake here."
- Rev. Paolo Benanti noted the Holy See's AI work is not "happening on day zero," reflecting ongoing collaborations with CEOs from Anthropic, OpenAI and other firms on regulation.
- Leo has specifically urged oversight for weapons systems, including those in the Russia-Ukraine war, noting such technology has advanced "practically beyond any human reach to govern them.
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AI Apocalypse Coming? Know What Pope Leo Warned at Centre of Papacy | 📲 LatestLY
The Vatican has renewed warnings about the risks posed by artificial intelligence, with Pope Leo calling for global rules to govern the technology. Vatican advisers warn that AI could threaten security, international peace and social cohesion. The Pope has also urged strict oversight of AI-powered weapons and greater international regulation. 📲 AI Apocalypse Coming? Know What Pope Leo Warned at Centre of Papacy.
The Vatican calls for global rules for artificial intelligence and warns that countries cannot act on their own. The leadership of the Catholic Church warned about the risk of an apocalypse caused by artificial intelligence (AI) before the great American companies do it at the UN. For Pope Leon, the first pope born in the United States, this problem is a ...
For Pope Leo, the risk of an AI apocalypse is a major concern
The Vatican warned about the risk of an apocalypse spurred by artificial intelligence years before major American firms sounded the alarm at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday - a concern that Pope Leo is placing at the heart of his papacy.
Pope Leo Puts AI Risk at the Heart of His Papacy as Global Fears Grow
Artificial intelligence is emerging as one of the defining concerns of Pope Leo XIV’s papacy, with the Vatican warning that the technology could reshape society in ways that governments and institutions may struggle to control. The Vatican’s concerns predate the recent warnings from leading technology executives about the potential dangers of increasingly powerful AI systems. […]
The Vatican warned of the risk of an Apocalypse triggered by artificial intelligence (AI) years before the great American technology companies fired an alarm signal in front of the UN Security Council. Pope Leon XIV placed the risks generated by AI in the center of his papality and demanded global rules for the surveillance of this technology, [...] The Vatican article draws a new alarm signal on artificial intelligence: The future of humanity i…
Pope Leon XIV has made artificial intelligence one of the central themes of his pontificate and warns that humanity enters an area where technology can exceed its political capacity to control it. The Vatican speaks openly about catastrophic risks and demands international rules before decisions are made by systems that [...]
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