Pope Leo Warns AI 'Must Be Disarmed' Ahead of Autonomous Weapons Talks
Summary
Pope Leo XIV urged governments to keep humans responsible for decisions involving force and to take steps toward banning lethal autonomous weapons. His appeal comes ahead of November talks in Geneva, where states will review an international convention on conventional weapons.Key Facts
- Leo said the future of AI depends on choices made by the people who develop, deploy and regulate it.
- He called for decisions affecting life, freedom and the use of force to remain under effective human oversight.
- The pope urged states meeting in Geneva in November to take concrete steps toward banning lethal autonomous weapons.
- Lethal autonomous weapons can identify and attack targets with limited or no direct human control.
- UN Secretary-General António Guterres and International Committee of the Red Cross President Mirjana Spoljaric called for rules restricting autonomous weapons.
- Guterres and Spoljaric said the November review conference offers a chance to begin negotiating a legally binding agreement.
- Former Anthropic and OpenAI researcher Jacob Coxon resigned in September and criticized the companies' pursuit of advanced AI, according to the article.
- OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has warned that AI development could go badly if people lose control or power becomes concentrated.
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