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Pope Leo XIV on AI’s new ‘form of domination’: it risks becoming a tool of ‘economic colonialism’

Addressing Catholic legislators, the pope said algorithms are creating a new form of domination and warned AI threatens the family.

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Pope Leo XIV warned that artificial intelligence could become a new form of “economic colonialism,” widening the gap between rich and poor nations. He said algorithms already create a “subtle form of domination” over who is seen and heard, and cautioned that rapid AI development may leave poorer countries increasingly dependent on wealthier ones.

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