Pope Leo calls for the disarmament of AI: ‘Machines are tools, not persons’

Pope Francis has called for an institutional ethical framework to govern artificial intelligence, emphasizing that decisions impacting human life should never be delegated to algorithms. Speaking during a Vatican-hosted dialogue on the technology, he highlighted the need to maintain human dignity and oversight in the development of automated systems. This intervention underscores the growing effort by global institutions to address the moral implications of rapid AI adoption.