Why has Pope Leo called for AI to be ‘disarmed’? | Inside Story

Technology and theology might once have seemed distinct disciplines, but not for Pope Leo. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church says artificial intelligence and its use in warfare pose dangers to humanity that must be regulated. He also warned algorithms controlled by powerful corporations threaten new means of dehumanisation. And said AI needs to be disarmed, not become 'an instrument of domination, exclusion and death'. So why has Pope Leo spoken out so strongly now? What impact will his views have -- on big tech and the biggest state drivers in AI -- the US and China? Presenter: James Bays Guests: Gerard O’Connell -- Senior Vatican correspondent for the Catholic magazine, America Aya Ibrahim -- Senior Visiting Fellow at the AI Now Institute Elaine Burke -- Science and technology writer and host of the podcast, For Tech's Sake Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://X.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #PopeLeo #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Vatican #Technology #AIRegulation #AIEthics #Anthropic #Automation #AIWeapons #CatholicChurch #DigitalRights #TechPolicy #GlobalGovernance #HumanRights #KillerRobots