Pope Leo XIV warned that investments in artificial intelligence and high-tech weaponry are pushing the world toward a spiral of annihilation. He called for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine during a visit to La Sapienza University in Rome. He criticized dramatic increases in military spending, especially in Europe, as funds shift away from education and healthcare while elites benefit. He urged better monitoring of how AI is developed and used in military and civilian settings to ensure human responsibility remains central and conflicts are not intensified. He linked ongoing wars across multiple regions to the inhuman evolution of war enabled by new technologies. He called for education and research to prioritize the value of life and justice for people seeking peace.
"“What is happening in Ukraine, in Gaza and the Palestinian territories, in Lebanon, and in Iran illustrates the inhuman evolution of the relationship between war and new technologies in a spiral of annihilation,” he said."
"“He denounced how military spending had increased dramatically this year, especially in Europe, at the expense of education and healthcare, while ‘enriching elites who care nothing for the common good.’”"
"“He called for better monitoring of how AI was being developed and used in military and civilian contexts ‘so that it does not absolve humans of responsibility for their choices and does not exacerbate the tragedy of conflicts.’”"
"“He called for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine during a visit to Europe’s largest university,” and he said education and research must move instead in the opposite direction that values life “the lives of peoples who cry out for peace and justice!”"
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