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Coverage dated October 30, 2026 to November 1, 2026

Pope Leo XIV on AI

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Pope Leo XIV said in an Oct. 30 speech at the Vatican that the future of AI isn't predetermined, that machines are tools rather than persons and that states should move to ban lethal autonomous weapons.

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  1. Gizmodo

    Pope Leo XIV Reminds World That AIs Aren’t Conscious Beings, Urges Autonomous Weapon Ban (opens Gizmodo)

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    Leo is not the biggest fan of claims that computers have souls.

  2. Newsweek

    Pope Leo Warns AI 'Must Be Disarmed' Ahead of Autonomous Weapons Talks (opens Newsweek)

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    Leo rejected the idea that increasingly sophisticated AI systems should be regarded in the same way as human beings.

  3. Geek Wire

    Pope Leo XIV on AI (opens Geek Wire)

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    Pope Leo XIV said in an Oct. 30 speech at the Vatican that the future of AI isn't predetermined, that machines are tools rather than persons and that states should move to ban lethal autonomous weapons.