# Pope Leo XIV warns AI could undermine humanity during France visit

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-25 23:21 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/25/pope-leo-xiv-warns-ai-could-undermine-humanity-during-france-visit?traffic_source=rss

> Pope Leo XIV warned during his visit to France that artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies could threaten humanity’s understanding of what it means to be human. At the Élysée Palace, he called for ethical education and opposed profit-driven uses of science including genetic manipulation, surrogacy and the trade in human organs. He also reiterated the Vatican’s opposition to nuclear weapons.

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