Pope condemns use of AI to fuel 'polarisation, conflict, fear and violence'

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Pope Leo XIV arrives successful procession to observe Mass astatine the Japoma Stadium, successful Douala, Cameroon, Friday, April 17, 2026, connected the 5th time of his 11-day pastoral sojourn to Africa. | Photo Credit: AP

Pope Leo XIV connected Friday (April 17, 2026) warned against the usage of AI to instrumentality "polarisation, conflict, fearfulness and violence" and criticised the "environmental devastation" caused by the extraction of uncommon earths to substance the integer boom.

"The situation posed by these systems is greater than it appears: it is not conscionable astir the usage of caller technologies, but astir the gradual replacement of world by its simulation," helium said successful a code astatine the Catholic University of Central Africa successful Yaounde, Cameroon.

Published - April 18, 2026 01:35 americium IST

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