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AI erodes humanity, Pope warns

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Pope Leo XIV warned in Paris at the start of a four-day visit that artificial intelligence and digital technologies could erode humanity and enable exploitation of children.

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Reposted by Arvind Narayanan

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Pope warns a ‘paradise of machines’ could undermine humanity as he opens France trip - AP News
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Pope warns a ‘paradise of machines’ could undermine humanity as he opens France trip
Pope Leo XIV warns that a “paradise of machines” could undermine humanity. He has raised existential questions about scientific progress and human rights during his visit to France.
apnews.com
September 25, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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Pope warns a ‘paradise of machines’ could undermine humanity as he opens France trip - AP News
apnews.com/article/pope...
Pope warns a ‘paradise of machines’ could undermine humanity as he opens France trip
Pope Leo XIV warns that a “paradise of machines” could undermine humanity. He has raised existential questions about scientific progress and human rights during his visit to France.
apnews.com
September 25, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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Pope Leo: “Peace is not a balance of power; rather, it is built day by day through dialogue and justice” apnews.com/article/pope...
Pope warns a ‘paradise of machines’ could undermine humanity as he opens France trip
Pope Leo XIV warns that a “paradise of machines” could undermine humanity. He has raised existential questions about scientific progress and human rights during his visit to France.
apnews.com
September 25, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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the first step to governing ai is accepting that we have the power to.

we can’t let fear dictate engagement w/ technology.
www.youtube.com/shorts/GTGYo...
The future of AI is in our hands | Global Stage
YouTube video by GZERO Media
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September 25, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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Nothing that sophisticated! See eg joanna-bryson.blogspot.com/2025/02/gene... or recent publication with @chrisschmitz.ai
Generative AI Use and Human Agency
artificial and natural intelligence, including politics, policy, ethics and security
joanna-bryson.blogspot.com
September 25, 2026 at 9:14 AM

Reposted by Eric Goldman

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People around the world have interestingly divergent opinions on AI - but most agree that they expect it to cause more job loss than growth:

www.pewresearch.org/global/2026/...
Globally, More People Expect AI to Cause Job Loss Than Growth
Amid a mix of concern and excitement about AI, a 37-country survey finds pessimism about its potential impact on jobs and economic inequality.
www.pewresearch.org
September 25, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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Bill Gates warns AI is powerful enough to cause "a billion deaths" www.axios.com/2026/09/25/b...
Bill Gates warns AI is powerful enough to cause "a billion deaths"
"There's never been a weapon as powerful."
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September 25, 2026 at 9:47 PM
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Reposted by Nathan P. Kalmoe

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this is, so we're clear, the kind of stuff unrealistic AI doomsday scenarios are intended to overshadow in the press

half-cooked automation layered onto already very broken systems in a country too corrupt to have working regulators
UnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit alleges
For the largest health insurer in the US, AI's error rate is like a feature, not a bug.
arstechnica.com
September 25, 2026 at 3:40 PM

Reposted by David Darmofal

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“We must recognize that the most terrible of human works is war.” — Pope Leo XIV
September 25, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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