
On Friday, 21 November, Pope Leo XIV addressed around 15,000 Catholic teenagers in Indianapolis urging them not to let artificial intelligence replace their personal learning and development.
Speaking via livestream from the Vatican, the US-born pontiff described AI as 'one of the defining features of our time', while stressing that true growth comes from personal effort. He urged the youth not to rely on AI to complete tasks for them. Instead, he called to let the technology serve them and be responsible and intentional in using digital tools for the better.