Pope Leo XIV Tells AI to ā€˜Get Moral or Go to Confession’

Pope Leo XIV Tells AI to ā€˜Get Moral or Go to Confession’
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On November 5, 2025, Pope Leo XIV—the Vatican’s first American-born pontiff since maybe forever—dropped a divine mic on AI ethics during General Audience at St. Peter's Square. The pope’s holy tech sermon on X urged AI builders (including Big Tech giants Google, Microsoft, Meta and startups like Anthropic’s Claude and OpenAI's ChatGPT) to ā€˜cultivate moral discernment’ and make tech that doesn’t just chase profits but embodies ā€˜justice, solidarity, and reverence for life.’ Leo insists AI can’t chill in lab coats or Wall Street portfolios but must be ā€˜profoundly ecclesial,’ meaning holy algorithms for Christian education and spiritual healthcare, or risk eternal damnation in Silicon purgatory. Bless his techy soul.

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Source: Businessinsider | Published: 11/8/2025 | Author: Lauren Edmonds