US EditionPope Leo warns of ‘overly affectionate’ AI chatbots
- On Saturday, Pope Leo XIV warned about overly affectionate chatbots that can foster serious emotional bonds in a message ahead of the 60th World Day of Social Communications on May 17, 2026.
- Digital simulation challenges human identity as artificial intelligence systems that mimic faces, voices, and emotions risk altering communication and AI chatbots invade intimate emotional spheres.
- He urged clearer labeling and authorship protections, calling on national governments and international bodies to regulate AI and limit control by the `handful of companies` recently recognized by Time magazine.
- Technology developers were urged to promote transparency and safeguard human dignity, while media and communication companies were warned not to use algorithms `for a few more seconds of attention` and educators stressed media, information and AI literacy.
- Soon after his election, Pope Leo XIV prioritised AI, framing it as an anthropological challenge to protect human identity and authentic relationships, while stressing care for face and voice.
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Pope Leo warns of ‘overly affectionate’ AI chatbots
Beware of the AI chatbot that becomes more than just a friend, or worse, an emotional crutch. Pope Leo XIV has warned about overly “affectionate” chatbots, urging regulation to prevent humans from forming serious emotional bonds with their AI companions.
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Pope Leon of XIV warned again, Saturday, on the dangers of artificial intelligence and "transparency gap in the creation of algorithms", which regulates the functioning of different chatbots, informs AFP, according to News.ro. "They are especially chatbots based on...
Since his election in May, Leo XIV has not stopped warning about the risks of AI.
Pope Leo XIV has warned this Saturday that artificial intelligence (AI), even used as an oracle, threatens to “erode” human capacities and public debate and has urged to “guide” the digital revolution in defense of people.
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