Pope Says AI Should Be Disarmed to Avoid Dominating Humanity (1)

Pope Leo XIV said artificial intelligence should be “disarmed” to protect humanity from its dangers, adding his voice to a heated debate over the extent to which governments should regulate a technology that is reshaping the world.

In a landmark address to the Catholic Church, which included a video presentation with images of the Industrial Revolution, World War II and the Berlin Wall falling, the pope called for making AI more “human-friendly.” He said the technology needs to be freed from monopolistic control, shifting away from using it to achieve geopolitical or commercial gains.

“To disarm means discrediting the assumption ...