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Pope Leo Warns: AI Threatens Our Humanity
In the French presidential office, Pope Leo called attention in his 2026 speech that artificial intelligence could "cause us to lose our humanity in a paradise of machines." The warning is crucial due to the urgency of AI regulation.
At the French presidential office, where Emmanuel Macron hosted the Pope, the Pope highlighted in his 2026 address that we must pay attention to the dangers of artificial intelligence – "we could lose our humanity in a paradise of machines". He expressed that regulating AI tools is urgent and urged the audience to teach deep ethical differentiation.
The Pope also emphasized that AI technology should serve humanity, not function as a tool of power. In his speech he criticized genetic manipulation, surrogacy, organ buying, and the possibility of "programmed death," which turn honest science into profitable enterprises.
Two months earlier, the French Parliament had passed a law legalizing assisted suicide, a controversial measure due to opposition from the Catholic Church. Thus, the Pope’s message extends not only to AI regulation but also to bioethical issues.