Newly cancer-free Pope Leo XIV is urging the nations of the world to “disarm” AI, including a specific call for United Nations members to “take concrete steps toward banning lethal autonomous weapons” during a meeting in Geneva scheduled for November. He also called for nations to form global institutions to manage AI development and shot down claims of AI personhood.

In a papal address on Friday, Leo said: “First, the future of artificial intelligence is not pre-determined. As a technology developed by human beings, its future depends on the choices we make.…