Pope Leo calls for 'disarming' of AI, warns of 'new forms of slavery'

On Monday, Pope Leo, the first pope from the United States, unveiled his highly anticipated manifesto regarding artificial intelligence, advocating for the 'disarming' of this technology and cautioning against 'new forms of slavery' associated with its development. He raised concerns about AI-operated weaponry, declaring it 'not permissible to entrust lethal' decisions to technology. While refraining from directly mentioning US President Donald Trump, Leo indicated that the 'just war' theory, frequently misused to justify conflicts, is now obsolete. He asserted, 'No algorithm can make war morally acceptable.' The encyclical, titled 'Magnifica Humanitas,' was introduced at the Vatican, with Christopher Olah, co-founder of US AI firm Anthropic, present.