Pope creates AI study group as Vatican prepares release of first encyclical

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Pope Leo XIV creates an AI study group ahead of his first encyclical, emphasizing ethics and human dignity.
The upcoming encyclical links AI to Catholic social teaching, similar to 'Rerum Novarum' on Industrial Revolution issues.
The Vatican advocates for AI as a tool to complement humans, not replace them, and warns of environmental impacts.
The pope's stance may conflict with the U.S. approach under Trump, which prioritizes rapid AI development without regulation.
The Vatican has promoted the Rome Call for AI Ethics and supports an international treaty to regulate AI, especially lethal autonomous weapons.
Pope Leo expresses concerns about AI's effects on truth, peace, and labor, and cautions against its misuse in warfare and misinformation.

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