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Pope Leo warns of AI threat to humanity at start of three-day France visit

Pope Leo has warned against losing humanity in a “paradise of machines” as he addressed global concerns over the dangers of artificial intelligence at the start of a three-day visit to France. “If we are to avoid losing our humanity amid a paradise of machines invading and conditioning our daily lives, there is an urgent need for people to be educated in ethical discernment, capable of seeing what is morally right,” he said in a speech at the Élysée. At a second address on Friday, the 71-year-old head of the Cat…

By the Truvace desk2 min read1 sourceJournalismTRV-2026-1183· cite & verify
Pope Leo warns of AI threat to humanity at start of three-day France visit

In brief

Pope Leo has warned against losing humanity in a “paradise of machines” as he addressed global concerns over the dangers of artificial intelligence at the start of a three-day visit to France. “If we are to avoid losing our humanity amid a paradise of machines invading and conditioning our daily lives, there is an urgent need for people to be educated in ethical discernment, capable of seeing what is morally right,” he said in a speech at the Élysée.

At a second address on Friday, the 71-year-old head of the Catholic church insisted that new technologies must “remain at the service of the human person rather than becoming yet another instrument of domination and injustice” in remarks to a gathering at the Paris headquarters ⁠of the UN culture and education body, ⁠Unesco. “Every science risks losing its proper meaning when pursued without ethics,” he said.

Main points

  1. “If we are to avoid losing our humanity amid a paradise of machines invading and conditioning our daily lives, there is an urgent need for people to be educated in ethical discernment, capable of seeing what is morally right,” he said in a speech at the Élysée.
  2. At a second address on Friday, the 71-year-old head of the Catholic church insisted that new technologies must “remain at the service of the human person rather than becoming yet another instrument of domination and injustice” in remarks to a gathering at the Paris headquarters ⁠of the UN culture and education body, ⁠Unesco.
  3. “Every science risks losing its proper meaning when pursued without ethics,” he said.

The problem

Pope Leo has warned against losing humanity in a “paradise of machines” as he addressed global concerns over the dangers of artificial intelligence at the start of a three-day visit to France.

Sources

  1. JournalismThe Guardian2026-09-25

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