Pope Leo XIV calls for “disarmament” of AI, urging countries to ban lethal autonomous weapons

Pope Leo XIV met with artificial intelligence researchers and experts at the Vatican on October 30, calling on the international community to "disarm" artificial intelligence (AI) and urging countries that will meet in Geneva in November to take concrete actions to promote a ban on lethal autonomous weapons. He emphasized that machines are just tools, and decisions that affect human life, freedom, and the use of force must be subject to effective and responsible supervision by humans.