Pope Leo Urges Ban on Lethal Autonomous Weapons

Pope Leo XIV has called for the disarmament of AI, stating that machines are tools, not persons, and that humans bear responsibility to guide, change, and reject AI applications when necessary. In a Papal Address delivered Friday, he urged United Nations member states to take concrete steps toward banning lethal autonomous weapons at their upcoming meeting in Geneva. The address emphasizes that AI systems must be subject to human oversight and control.