Pope calls for 'disarming' AI to protect humanity and curb digital slavery

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Pope Leo XIV unveils his first major encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, urging that artificial intelligence be 'disarmed' to prevent new forms of exploitation and 'digital slaveries,' likening risks to past slavery, condemning AI use in warfare and manipulation, and stressing the ethical duties of developers and leaders; he formed a commission to guide action amid rapid AI advances.
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- Pope Leo Compares AI Threat to Biblical ‘Tower of Babel’ WSJ
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