Pope Leo XIV Calls for AI Disarmament and Autonomous Weapons Ban

In a formal address, Pope Leo XIV urged UN member states to ban lethal autonomous weapons, stressing that machines are tools rather than persons.

Addressing upcoming United Nations meetings in Geneva, Pope Leo XIV called for the disarmament of artificial intelligence systems and urged member states to take concrete steps toward banning lethal autonomous weapons. Echoing sentiments from his earlier papal document on human safeguarding, the Pope warned against granting AI legal personhood.

Emphasizing that decisions affecting human freedom and the use of force must remain under informed human oversight, the address sets a strong ethical tone for global tech governance.