Pope Leo Speaks About the Use of AI in War, and Condemns Ongoing Gaza Situation
Pope Leo urged aid for Gaza civilians and said war using artificial intelligence must still protect human life, as Vatican dialogue with companies continues.
- On Tuesday evening outside his residence in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV called on the international community to assist Gaza's people, insisting human rights must be respected "for everyone" after flotilla activists were reported handcuffed and blindfolded on May 19.
- The Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla is an international maritime movement formed to break the 150-mile Israeli blockade since January 2009; Israeli forces intercepted vessels on May 19, with activists alleging beatings while the Israeli Prison Service denied claims as "false and entirely without factual basis."
- Released May 25, Pope Leo's encyclical "Magnifica Humanitas" demands "the most rigorous ethical constraints" on military AI use, warning that war today "is being waged with AI, without thinking about human lives, which are truly victims of all this," citing recent conflicts in Lebanon.
- Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah spoke at the Vatican launch of the encyclical, telling attendees that collaboration represents "just the beginning, the start of a long collaboration between those of us who are building this and those who can see what we, from inside, cannot."
- Drawing on Old Testament stories of Babel and Nehemiah, Pope Leo envisions AI development through collaborative frameworks rather than isolated "Silicon Valley" innovation, aligning with Vice President J.D. Vance's recent articulation of balancing innovation against safety concerns.
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Pope Leo speaks about the use of AI in war, and condemns ongoing Gaza situation
Speaking to journalists outside Castel Gandolfo on Tuesday evening, Pope Leo XIV spoke against the growing role of artificial intelligence in modern warfare. Parts of these remarks were reported by Vatican Media. Referring to recent conflicts, including in Lebanon, Leo said that today “war is being waged with AI, without thinking about human lives, which are truly victims of all this.” The pope also renewed his appeal for peace and spoke of the …
Pope Leo XIV has denounced in recent hours the use of artificial intelligence in armed conflicts, with Lebanon as an explicit example, and has expressed his support for the activists of the flotilla intercepted by Israel, in statements that arrive shortly after presenting last Monday his first encyclical and a few hours from meeting with the president of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez.Continue reading....
On leaving Villa Barberini in Castel Gandolfo to return to the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV - interviewed by journalists - intervenes on the violence suffered by...
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