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Pope Urges World to 'Slow Down' on AI in Fervent Plea

The Canberra Times

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Date Published
25 May 2026
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3
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25 May 2026, 12:00 pm

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Pope Leo XIV has called for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for...

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Pope Francis has issued a significant moral appeal for the global community to restrain the rapid development of artificial intelligence, emphasizing the need for robust regulation to prevent catastrophic societal harms. The plea highlights the urgent necessity for developers to prioritize ethical guardrails and human dignity over unbridled technical progression. While focused on broader ethical implications, the call underscores the risks that frontier AI capabilities pose to global stability and human agency if left ungoverned. This intervention contributes to the global governance discourse by framing AI safety as a core requirement for protecting the common good and mitigating existential risks to social cohesion.

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