Pope Leo calls for the disarmament of AI: ‘Machines are tools, not persons’

Pope Leo XIV urged United Nations member states to ban lethal autonomous weapons. He stated that machines are tools and warned against granting them legal personhood. His address sets a religious and ethical boundary for military use and technology governance.

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