Pope Leo says AI must be “disarmed”

教皇利奥表示,人工智能必须“解除武装”。

World Business Report

2026-05-26

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Pope Leo has warned that artificial intelligence poses potentially existential risks to humanity and should not be used to concentrate power in the hands of just a few people. Oil prices have fallen sharply on hopes of a deal that could bring an end to the US-Israel war with Iran. And the Italian luxury car giant Ferrari has launched its first ever ever fully electric vehicle called Luce, with a price tag of almost 600,000 dollars. So what does this mean for the electric car market?
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  • Is AI an existential threat?

  • The Pope thinks so.

  • Artificial intelligence needs to be disarmed.

  • And even some tech leaders agree.

  • There is a real possibility that AI will displace human labour at a very large scale.

  • If that happens, supporting those displaced will be a moral imperative.

  • Yes, is it time to clip AI's wings?

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