# Pope Leo warns of AI threat to humanity at start of France visit

https://mins.news/en/item/74247

- The Guardian, 2026-09-25 16:01 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/25/pope-leo-ai-threat-to-humanity-three-day-france-visit

> Pope Leo warned that humanity risks being lost in a “paradise of machines” as he began a three-day visit to France. Speaking at the Élysée and UNESCO, he said artificial intelligence and other new technologies must serve people rather than become tools of domination and injustice, and urged education in ethical discernment.

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