Pope Leo Shares His Views on Artificial Intelligence on Social Media

Pope Leo XIV, leader of the Catholic Church, shared his views on artificial intelligence technology in a message posted on the social media platform X.

Artificial Intelligence and Human Creation

Pope Leo XIV stated that a clear distinction must be made between human creations and content produced by machines.

Emphasizing that algorithms lack the human spark, the Pope reaffirmed the Church's commitment to human artists.

The Church's Alliance with Artists

He stated that there is an ontological difference, prior to aesthetics, between art and the content a machine can produce through statistical calculations.

He expressed that the Church aims to forge a new alliance with artists and cultural institutions in order to protect humanity.

The Magnifica Humanitas Encyclopedia

These views also align with the encyclopedia titled Magnifica Humanitas, published in August, which argues that technology can never replace humanity.

The idea is put forward that if technology takes up too much space in daily life, people may face the risk of commodification.

On Machine Consciousness

The Pope stated his belief that machines can never gain consciousness and that artificial intelligence technology must be disarmed.

He added that artificial intelligences do not have experiences, do not possess bodies, and do not mature through relationships.