{"id":219792,"date":"2026-05-25T11:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T15:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/25\/ai-needs-to-be-disarmed-pope-leo-sees-threat-to-humanity-in-technological-arms-race-2\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T11:45:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T15:45:13","slug":"ai-needs-to-be-disarmed-pope-leo-sees-threat-to-humanity-in-technological-arms-race-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/25\/ai-needs-to-be-disarmed-pope-leo-sees-threat-to-humanity-in-technological-arms-race-2\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018AI needs to be disarmed\u2019: Pope Leo sees threat to humanity in technological arms race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/ai-needs-to-be-disarmed-pope-leo-sees-threat-to-humanity-in-technological-arms-race-283432\">\u2018AI needs to be disarmed\u2019: Pope Leo sees threat to humanity in technological arms race<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/ai-needs-to-be-disarmed-pope-leo-sees-threat-to-humanity-in-technological-arms-race-283432\">https:\/\/theconversation.com\/ai-needs-to-be-disarmed-pope-leo-sees-threat-to-humanity-in-technological-arms-race-283432<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-25 11:35:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"theconversation.com\">theconversation.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Focus on Social Justice and Dignity<\/strong>: Pope Leo XIV\u2019s first encyclical, &#8220;Magnifica Humanitas,&#8221; highlights concerns over how artificial intelligence (AI) may threaten workers, social justice, and the dignity of individuals.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Call to Disarm AI<\/strong>: The pope\u2019s central message is that AI needs to be &#8220;disarmed,&#8221; implying that it should not be allowed to dominate humanity, but rather should be regulated to ensure it serves the common good.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Longstanding Catholic Tradition on Technology<\/strong>: The encyclical follows a historical Catholic response to new technologies like the printing press and the internet, indicating a continuing concern over technology\u2019s societal impact.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Critique of Military Use of AI<\/strong>: Drawing parallels to nuclear disarmament, the pope calls for robust regulation of AI to prevent its use as a weapon and to maintain human control over technology, even in war.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Echo from Tech Industry<\/strong>: Canadian billionaire and AI firm Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah supports Leo\u2019s call for regulation and emphasizes the need for diverse voices, including non-technical experts, in governance to address AI ethics.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Connection Between Technology and War<\/strong>: Leo highlights the historical link between technological advancements and wars, underscoring the importance of maintaining ethical standards in the development and use of new technologies.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Appeal to Global Governance<\/strong>: Drawing parallels to historical encyclicals that addressed technological revolution and social justice, Leo XIV implores world governments to establish regulatory tools to uphold justice and prevent the exploitation of AI.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Opening Dialogue Across Disciplines<\/strong>: By including perspectives outside religious and theological input, such as Olah\u2019s, Leo XIV\u2019s presentation signals a broader, multi-disciplinary approach to governing AI&#8217;s future to uphold human values.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018AI needs to be disarmed\u2019: Pope Leo sees threat to humanity in technological arms race&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":219794,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/737850\/original\/file-20260525-102-lex2pu.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0&rect=0%2C634%2C4132%2C2066&q=45&auto=format&w=1356&h=668&fit=crop","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[20],"class_list":["post-219792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence","tag-artificial-intelligence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219792"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219792"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":219796,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219792\/revisions\/219796"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/219794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}