Overview
- In a Jan. 24 message for the 60th World Day of Social Communications, Pope Leo XIV frames rapid advances in AI as an anthropological challenge to human identity and authentic relationships.
- He cautions that systems simulating faces, voices and emotions make it harder to distinguish reality from fabrication and can shape public debate and personal choices.
- The pope warns that overly affectionate chatbots risk becoming hidden architects of emotions and calls for guardrails to prevent unhealthy attachments and reduce manipulative or misleading content.
- He presses for clear labeling of AI‑generated material and protection of journalists’ and creators’ authorship and ownership.
- Raising concerns about AI power concentrated in a handful of companies, he emphasizes broad education and cross‑sector cooperation, with the May 17 observance set to spotlight these priorities.