Pope Francis issues fresh AI warning calling it a ‘threat to humanity’ | World News [Video]

Pope Francis issued his fourth encyclical – a letter to all of the bishops – denouncing a world that ‘is losing its heart’ during times of global turmoil marked by ‘wars, socio-economic disparities and the uses of technology that threaten our humanity’.

The harrowing document, titled ‘Dilexit Nos’, Latin for ‘He Loves Us’, has appealed to the faithful to ‘meditate’ on Jesus’ love in a world where consumerism and algorithms obscure humanity.

While the Pope didn’t cite specific examples of global turmoil in his encyclical, he frequently refers to conflicts from Ukraine to Gaza in homilies, weekly prayers and global travels.

Pope Francis often asks for prayers for the ‘martyred’ people of Ukraine and most recently cited ‘inhumane attacks’ in Gaza.

In the Middle East conflict, he has tended to take a balanced line, often mentioning Israel and the hostages still held by Hamas alongside the suffering of the Palestinians.

In the document, the …