Contradicting Trump, Pope Leo Says Artificial Intelligence Safety Concerns Not 'Fake News'
- Pope Leo XIV said concerns about artificial intelligence becoming dangerous are not “fake news” and urged people to take AI safety issues seriously.
- Leo was asked what the United States and China should do to prevent artificial intelligence from creating catastrophic risks for humanity.
- President Donald Trump has called concerns about artificial intelligence going rogue a “hoax” while urging the United States to stay ahead of China in AI development.
- Anthropic and other AI companies have urged slower development, while Dario Amodei warned that artificial intelligence could lead to internet-controlling agents within six to 12 months.
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Pope Leo says concerns about AI doom scenarios are not ‘fake news’
Pope Leo on Monday said concerns that artificial intelligence could destroy the world are not “fake news” and should be taken seriously, in an apparent rebuke of US President Donald Trump. The first US pope, who has warned of the dangers of AI throughout his 16-month papacy, also directly criticised technology CEOs who argued there should be no guardrails on the technology. “I do think that the concerns raised by many of the experts, speciali…
Trump said last week at the UN General Assembly that he believes fears about the dangers posed to humanity by artificial intelligence are a “hoax.”
"If anyone asks me if I am in panic mode, no, I am not. I sleep at night," he said to the journalists on the plane that brought him back from his four-day visit to France. "However, I think that the concerns expressed by many experts and specialists of the AI must be taken seriously," he added. During his apostolic trip to France, the American pope has repeatedly warned against the need to protect humanity from the AI. "In order not to lose our …
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In wide-ranging comments, the pope also said parts of the Catholic Church had sometimes been "abusive" but said he would not call sex abuse "systemic" in the Church. "If someone were to ask me, am I in panic mode? No, I'm not. I sleep at night," he told reporters at a press conference on the plane returning from his visit to France, referring to concerns about AI. He also defended his opposition to assisted dying, saying it was not intended to b…
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