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摘要: Pope Leo, urging AI regulation, warns some weapons now beyond human control
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Pope Leo XIV presents his highly anticipated first encyclical spanning artificial intelligence, war and slavery.
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Published
May 25, 2026, 05:51 PM
May 25, 2026, 08:08 PM
Summarise
Pope Leo XIV urged slowing AI development due to risks of misinformation, conflict and unending war, calling for robust legal frameworks.
The Pope condemned global conflicts, repudiating the “just war” theory as outdated, and warned against AI making lethal decisions in warfare.
He highlighted “new forms of slavery” in tech production, apologised for past Church failures, and urged leaders to build the common good.
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VATICAN CITY
Pope Leo XIV urged governments to slow down the development of artificial intelligence systems in his first major document, released on May 25, warning that they spread misinformation, prioritise conflict and risk leading the world down a path of unending war.
The first American pope also expressed concern at a Vatican event launching the text that some autonomous weapons systems have advanced “practically beyond any human reach to govern them”.
The event was also attended by Mr Chris Olah, a co-founder of Anthropic, one of the world’s top AI companies.
Pope Leo, who has adopted a more forceful tone in recent months and has
drawn the ire of US President Donald Trump
after criticising the Iran war, made a range of impassioned appeals to world leaders in the lengthy text, known as an encyclical.
called for ownership of AI data not to be left solely in private hands, and for policymakers to protect the rights of workers and keep children safe from the technology.
He also urged the cooling of competition among AI companies.
“What is needed is a more active political involvement that is capable of slowing things down when everything is accelerating,” said Pope Leo in
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