Pope warns against risks of AI algorithms

Pope Leo XIV on Saturday stressed the risks of generative artificial intelligence, how it could usurp human identities and relationships, influence public opinion and deepen social polarisation

In a message marking the World Day of Social Communications, the pope said AI systems reflect the worldview of their creators and can shape patterns of thought by reproducing biases embedded in the data they process.

“The challenge… is a matter of protecting human identity and authentic relationships,” the pontiff said.