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Pope urges 'disarming' of artificial intelligence in major manifesto

Pope Leo has denounced the race for AI dominance in the military field. AFP

VATICAN CITY - Pope Leo XIV called on Monday for the "disarming" of artificial intelligence in his long-awaited manifesto on the rapidly developing technology, and warned of "new forms of slavery" behind its rise.

He also said the "just war" theory -- espoused recently by the Trump administration -- was "outdated" in his first encyclical, which he presented in person at the Vatican alongside AI experts including the co-founder of US giant Anthropic.

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