Coverage dated May 9, 2025

Pope Leo XIV Reveals How AI Influenced His Name Choice

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Artificial intelligence played a role in Robert Francis Prevost's papal name selection, the newly elected leader of the Catholic church told the College of Cardinals.

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  1. NBC 6 South Florida

    Why Pope Leo chose his name: AI, workers' rights, new Industrial Revolution (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    Pope Leo also suggested that he would follow the late Pope Francis’ lead on his commitment to social justice.

  2. Forbes

    Pope Leo XIV Reveals How AI Influenced His Name Choice (opens Forbes)

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    Artificial intelligence played a role in Robert Francis Prevost's papal name selection, the newly elected leader of the Catholic church told the College of Cardinals.

  3. Washington Examiner

    Pope Leo XIV reveals papal name is response to artificial intelligence (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Pope Leo XIV says he chose his papal name as a nod to the Catholic Church's last Leo, who stood as a source of stability and guidance during the industrial revolution.

  4. Breitbart News

    Pope Cites Artificial Intelligence, Tech Boom for Choosing Leo XIV (opens Breitbart News)

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    Pope Leo XIV cited the sudden rise in artificial intelligence (AI) and fast-booming technologies for his name choice as the Roman Pontiff. %

  5. Crux

    Pope Leo says he chose name due to revolution of artificial intelligence (opens Crux)

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    In a meeting with the College of Cardinals Saturday, two days after his election to the papacy, Pope Leo XIV explained that he chose his papal name as a commitment to the church’s social teaching amid a new revolution in artificial intelligence.

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