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Pope Leo calls for the disarmament of AI: ‘Machines are tools, not persons’
UN member states should take steps to ban ‘lethal autonomous weapons,’ Pope Leo says.
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Pope Leo XIV urged that AI systems be “disarmed,” emphasizing human responsibility to guide, modify or reject their uses. In his Friday papal address, he called on United Nations member states to take concrete steps toward banning lethal autonomous weapons. He directed the appeal toward the upcoming UN meeting in Geneva next month, urging nations to act on the issue.
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