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Pope Leo XIV

Head of the Catholic Church

What is needed is a more active political involvement that is capable of slowing things down when everything is accelerating, and of protecting the opportunities for communities still to be able to participate and ask questions.

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Pope Leo XIV, “Magnifica Humanitas,” May 15, 2026.

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Governments and labs should build the capability for a global slowdown of frontier AI development in case it's needed

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Slow down AI development

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AI Verified Full-claim match: the quote addresses AI development/capability growth and a slower pace, pause, halt, or explicit rejection/mixed position. Evidence: t is needed is a more active political involvement that is capable of slowing things down when everything is accelerating, and of protecting the opportunities for communities still to be able to participate and ask questions. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 12d ago

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AI Verified Recorded for matches the quote's stance on slowing AI development. Evidence: t is needed is a more active political involvement that is capable of slowing things down when everything is accelerating, and of protecting the opportunities for communities still to be able to participate and ask questions. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 12d ago

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