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Pope Leo has issued his first major document, urging international regulation to slow down the development of AI...

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Pope Francis has issued a major document advocating for a legally binding international treaty to regulate the development and use of artificial intelligence. The message emphasizes that AI systems must be guided by human values to prevent the delegation of life-and-death decisions to autonomous algorithms, particularly in the context of lethal autonomous weapons. By calling for global governance to address systemic risks, the document connects ethical oversight to the mitigation of catastrophic social and security impacts. This underscores an increasing intersection between moral authority and global AI safety policy.

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