Pope Leo XIV is making the threat of AI to humanity a key issue of his legacy, challenging the technology industry that has spent years courting the Vatican.

The new pope is making the potential threat of artificial intelligence to humanity a signature issue—but Silicon Valley is trying to win him over.

In a recent article, The Wall Street Journal drew attention to the fact that Pope Leo XIV considers artificial intelligence to be a threat to humanity. In a recent speech to a group of cardinals, the newly appointed pope noted that recent developments in the field of AI are a challenge to “human dignity,