Pope: "Paradise of machines" threatens humanity

What he's saying: "While 'intelligence' is attributed to computational systems, we struggle to recognize the inalienable dignity of human persons," Leo said in an address at Élysée Palace.

• "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 education in ethical discernment and the capacity to acknowledge the moral good," he said.

The big picture: Leo has made addressing the impact of AI a defining theme of his papacy.

• Shortly after his election, Leo said he chose his papal name partly because Pope Leo XIII confronted the upheaval of the Industrial Revolution, while the church now faces "another industrial revolution" driven by AI.
• In the first encyclical of his papacy, the pope emphasized the need to "disarm" AI to prevent it "from dominating humanity."
• Before his death, Pope Francis warned that AI risked reducing humans to data points.