Pope Leo XIV warns of AI 'paradise of machines' as France trip opens

Pope Leo XIV warned on Friday that a 'paradise of machines' risks undermining humanity, speaking at the Elysee Palace with President Emmanuel Macron and at UNESCO headquarters at the start of his four-day France trip — the first papal state visit to France in 18 years.
The pontiff reaffirmed the Vatican's opposition to nuclear weapons, calling the nuclear deterrence doctrine 'mistaken' as it fuels a new arms race.
Church bells tolled across France on his arrival at Orly, with over a million people expected at events during the visit.

