Event Brief
Pope Leo warns “paradise of machines” could undermine humanity
By The BriefBrief · Sources (9)
Filed: Sep 21, 2026 at 8:14 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 25, 2026 at 4:04 PM ET
Summary: Pope Leo XIV warned in France that a “paradise of machines” could undermine humanity, raising existential questions about what it means to be human amid artificial intelligence and other threats. In speeches at the Élysée Palace and later at UNESCO, he also criticized nuclear deterrence doctrine as fueling a new arms race.
WHO: Pope Leo XIV
WHAT: Warned that a “paradise of machines” could undermine humanity and questioned scientific progress, life, and human rights; criticized nuclear deterrence doctrine as mistaken.
WHEN: Sep 25, 2026
WHERE: France
WHY: He raised existential concerns about artificial intelligence, scientific progress, life and human rights, and argued nuclear deterrence doctrine is mistaken.
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