60th World Day of Peace theme: 'Artificial intelligence must be disarmed'

To celebrate this day, Pope Leo XIV has chosen the theme: 'Disarming Technology, Serving Peace: Politics as Preventive Responsibility'. Referencing his encyclical Magnifica humanitas "there is no algorithm capable of making war morally acceptable" - while also warning of the risks tied to using.

He calls for "shared agreements capable of safeguarding human responsibility and humanitarian principles in contexts where human lives and peaceful coexistence among peoples are at stake." From all this emerged a conviction that Pope Leo himself described as "disturbing" and which provides the guiding.

What Happened

In Magnifica humanitas, the Pope reflects on how peace, not merely the absence of war, is justice put into action. But when technology weakens our critical sense, peace itself is put at risk.

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Here the Pope recalled his experience during his years of missionary work in Peru, following the floods. It means repairing bonds, restoring trust, and rekindling hope for the future.

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Why It Matters

Only with such an integral vision can Artificial Intelligence be directed towards the common good.

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• Only together-those who design the systems and those who bear their consequences, richer and poorer countries, institutions and individuals, centres of power and the peripheries - will we be able to build a future.

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