Pope Leo XIV tells political leaders that “natural law, which is universally valid apart from and above other more debatable beliefs, constitutes the compass by which to take our bearings in legislating and acting” at the Jubilee of Governments on June 21, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media
Vatican City, Jun 21, 2025 / 09:30 am (CNA).
PopeLeoXIVurgedpoliticalleadersfromaroundtheworldtopromotethecommongood,warningespeciallyofthethreattohumandignityfromartificialintelligence(AI).
AI“willcertainlybeofgreathelptosociety,providedthatitsemploymentdoesnotunderminetheidentityanddignityofthehumanpersonandhisorherfundamentalfreedoms,”thepopesaidonJune21tolegislatorsfrom68countriesgatheredattheVaticanfortheJubileeofGovernments.
“Itmustnotbeforgottenthatartificialintelligencefunctionsasatoolforthegoodofhumanbeings,nottodiminishthem,nottoreplacethem,”Leosaid,speakinginEnglishtotheinternationalaudience.
Thepopehasquicklymadethechallengeofartificialintelligenceasignatureissueofhispontificate,highlightingitatameetingwiththeCollegeofCardinalstwodaysa
