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Pope Leo XIV warns artificial intelligence and resource extraction could fuel conflict in Cameroon, citing environmental damage and mining corruption.
- On Friday, Pope Leo XIV warned in Douala, Cameroon, that the AI boom could fuel "conflict, fear and violence" while addressing more than 120,000 worshippers as leader of 1.4 billion Catholics.
- US President Donald Trump's spat with the Pope deepened as he deleted an AI-generated post depicting himself as Jesus after religious leaders accused him of blasphemy.
- Leo condemned "environmental devastation" caused by rare earth extraction and demanded an end to corruption in mining where foreign powers like China reap wealth while locals suffer.
- This intervention marks the pontiff's latest outspoken moment on his 11-day Africa tour, which included Muslim-majority Algeria and continues toward Angola and Equatorial Guinea on an 18,000-kilometre journey.
- In Cameroon, where more than a third of 30 million people identify as Catholic, the Catholic Church plays a vital social role; the pontiff spoke at the Catholic University of Central Africa.
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Pope Leo XIV warns against the use of artificial intelligence to fuel "conflicts, fears and violence".
On Friday, Pope Leo XIV warned against the use of artificial intelligence to fuel "polarization, conflict, fear and violence" and criticized the environmental devastation caused by the extraction of rare earth elements to fuel digital prosperity.
On Friday, in a speech to students in Cameroon, Pope Leo XIV warned against a strengthening of "polarization, conflicts, fear and violence" through the use of artificial intelligence (AI). At the same time, he criticised the "disruption of the environment" by the exploitation of rare earths to accelerate digital change. "The challenge posed by these systems is greater than it seems," the Pope warned with a view to artificial intelligence. "It is…
In a speech in Cameroon, the sovereign pontiff stressed the dangers of AI and denounced the environmental consequences associated with the extraction of rare earths necessary for new technologies.
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