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

**Published:** October 30, 2026
**Author:** Emma Roth
**Source:** The Verge — AI
**Language:** en-US
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/pope-leo-calls-for-the-disarmament-of-ai-machines-are-tools-not-persons

Pope Leo XIV says AI systems should be "disarmed," adding that humans "have the responsibility to guide, change and, when necessary, reject its applications." In Friday's Papal Address, Pope Leo encourages United Nations member states to "take concrete steps toward banning…

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