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Pope Leo XIV warns of AI's threats to human dignity and labor


Pope Leo XIV's warning comes after years of dialogue between the Vatican and Silicon Valley. Over the past decade, executives from companies such as Google, Microsoft, Cisco,...

The Vatican has also highlighted the risks of AI concentrating power and wealth in the hands of a few companies, the potential for autonomous weapons, and the threat of children growing up in a world shaped by dehumanized digital interactions. "Leo XIV wants the worlds of science and politics to immediately tackle this problem without allowing scientific progress to advance with arrogance, harming those who have to submit to its power," Versaldi told the Wall Street Journal. As the Vatican hosts a major conference on AI, ethics, and corporate governance, tech executives and church officials alike are watching closely to see how Pope Leo XIV will use his influence.

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