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Peter Thiel Accuses Pope Leo XIV of Acting as a 'Chinese Communist Agent' Over AI Rules

President-elect Donald Trump, Peter Thiel and Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple, Inc., listen during a meeting with technology executives at Trump Tower in 2016 in New York City. (Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Peter Thiel has accused Pope Leo XIV of acting as a 'Chinese communist agent' over AI regulation, turning a routine Aspen Ideas Festival panel in Colorado into one of the sharpest Vatican-tech rows of the year. The billionaire investor made the remark on Tuesday while arguing that the Pope's warnings about artificial intelligence could slow the United States while leaving China untouched.

Peter Thiel, Pope Leo XIV and the AI Fight

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