Vatican City, May 25, 2026 (AFP) - Pope urges 'disarming' of artificial intelligence in major manifesto

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2026-05-25

Pope Leo XIV called Monday for the "disarming" of artificial intelligence in his long-awaited manifesto on the rapidly developing technology, and warned of "new forms of slavery" behind its rise. The "just war" theory -- espoused recently by the Trump administration -- was "outdated", Leo wrote in his first encyclical, which he presented in person at the Vatican, alongside AI experts including the co-founder of US giant Anthropic. The first US po......

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