Pope Leo XIV warns 'paradise of machines' could undermine humanity

Pope Leo XIV warned during his France trip that a 'paradise of machines' risked undermining humanity amid advances in AI, the nuclear arms race and threats to human rights. In speeches at the Élysée Palace and UNESCO, he reaffirmed the Vatican's opposition to nuclear weapons and called nuclear deterrence doctrine mistaken.

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