Pope Leo XIV

This gives rise to significant concerns about the oligopolistic control of algorithmic systems and artificial intelligence, which are capable of subtly influencing behavior and even rewriting human history — including the history of the Church — ofte... more AI Verified source (2026)

Content generated or manipulated by AI must be clearly labeled and distinguished from content created by humans. The authorship and sovereign ownership of the work of journalists and other content creators must be protected. AI Verified source (2026)

What is needed is a more active political involvement that is capable of slowing things down when everything is accelerating. [...] Calling for prudence, rigorous evaluation and even, at times, a slower pace in adopting AI does not mean opposing prog... more AI Verified source (2026)

Today, among the goods that are universally intended for everyone, we must also include new forms of property, such as patents, algorithms, digital platforms, technological infrastructure and data. [...] Where the wealth of nations depends increasing... more AI Verified source (2026)

Moral judgment cannot be reduced to calculation, for it involves conscience, personal responsibility and the recognition of the other as a person. Therefore, it is not permissible to entrust lethal or otherwise irreversible decisions to artificial sy... more AI Verified source (2026)

When data and algorithms influence credit distribution, personnel selection or access to services and opportunities, it is necessary that decisions be understandable, contestable and subject to oversight, so that individuals are not reduced to mere p... more AI Verified source (2026)

Artificial intelligence now demands to be "disarmed," freed from logics that turn it into an instrument of domination, exclusion or death. [...] [What is needed are] international rules capable of slowing the technological arms race. AI Verified source (2026)

If we fail in this task of preservation, digital technology threatens to alter radically some of the fundamental pillars of human civilization. [...] By simulating human voices and faces, wisdom and knowledge, consciousness and responsibility, empath... more Unverified source (2026)

A further risk, less visible but no less serious, is that of social control made possible by the massive collection of data and use of algorithmic systems. When every action—movements, purchases, relationships and preferences—leaves a trace, a new fo... more AI Verified source (2026)

Chatbots that are made overly 'affectionate,' in addition to always present and available, can become hidden architects of our emotional states, and in this way invade and occupy people's intimate spheres. AI Verified source (2026)

What is happening in Ukraine, in Gaza and the Palestinian territories, in Lebanon, and in Iran illustrates the inhuman evolution of the relationship between war and new technologies in a spiral of annihilation. [...] [AI systems must be monitored] so... more AI Verified source (2026)

In a context in which the high level of computerization of financial tools imposes increasingly elaborate and artificial forms of mediation in interpersonal relationships, you — heirs to a great tradition of human attentiveness — are called to ensure... more AI Verified source (2026)

As with every major technological shift, AI tends to amplify the power of those who already possess economic resources, expertise and access to data. [...] AI technology in the hands of few, profit-oriented individuals or groups represents a new form... more AI Verified source (2026)

In recent years, artificial intelligence systems have increasingly taken control of the production of texts, music and videos. This puts much of the human creative industry at risk of being dismantled and replaced with the label 'Powered by AI,' turn... more AI Verified source (2026)

We cannot be satisfied with merely calling for the moralization of machines—the so-called "alignment" of AI with human values—without also having the courage to insist on a further condition: the possibility of openly discussing the ethical framework... more AI Verified source (2026)