Overview

• In a new interview, Pope Leo XIV said he declined a request to authorize an “artificial me” to act as a papal stand-in.
• The proposal envisioned a website offering simulated personal audiences that would answer users’ questions as “the Pope.”
• He argued that deploying such technology in this context would seriously endanger human identity and the integrity of representation.
• He warned that large-scale automation threatens work and dignity and could concentrate benefits among a few, calling that a “huge problem.”
• He affirmed support for innovation grounded in human values and cited talks with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on developing AI that is ethical and serves humanity.