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Pope Leo warns of AI threat to humanity at start of three-day France visit

Leo in red at lectern with crest on wall behind
Pope Leo delivers a speech at the Elysée Palace in Paris. Photograph: Maurizio Brambatti/AP

Pope Leo has warned against losing humanity in a “paradise of machines” as he addressed global concerns over the dangers of artificial intelligence at the start of a three-day visit to France.

“If we are to avoid losing our humanity amid a paradise of machines invading and conditioning our daily lives, there is an urgent need for people to be educated in ethical discernment, capable of seeing what is morally right,” he said in a speech at the Élysée.

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