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Pope Leo XIV says AI apocalypse does not keep him up at night

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Pope Leo XIV stated that the possibility of artificial intelligence destroying humanity does not cause him personal distress or prevent him from sleeping. Speaking to more than 80 journalists during a flight from Metz, France, to Rome on Sept. 28, the pope said he is not in panic mode regarding the catastrophic risks or potential extinction of humanity posed by AI.

While expressing personal calm, the pope said the concerns raised by AI experts should be taken seriously and are not merely false information intended for financial gain. He noted a contradiction in the technology sector, mentioning that while the head of Nvidia claims to have found ways to insert guardrails into AI, that same individual has also argued there should be no limits on the technology.

These comments follow the release of the pope's encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, which addresses the need for ethical guardrails in technological development. The remarks come amid warnings from industry figures, such as Anthropic safety researcher Evan Hubinger, who recently suggested there is a greater than 10% chance of AI-powered human extinction within the next decade.

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