Pope Leo calls for the disarmament of AI: ‘Machines are tools, not persons’
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A sitting Pope urging UN member states to ban lethal autonomous weapons elevates AI arms control from think-tank debate to mainstream moral agenda. Defense and dual-use AI builders should assume more scrutiny, potential treaty constraints, and reputational risk around autonomy in targeting and engagement.
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