Pope Leo XIV Rebukes Trump's AI Safety Dismissal, Calls for Serious Regulation

Pope Leo XIV contradicted President Trump on Monday, stating that widespread concerns over artificial intelligence safety are legitimate and demand serious global attention, not dismissal. Speaking during a papal flight returning to Rome from France, the pontiff emphasized that fears about AI capabilities destroying humanity should be treated as genuine policy challenges requiring coordinated international dialogue, directly opposing Trump's recent characterization of such concerns as a "hoax."