{
  "id": 17268616,
  "title": "Pope Leo Comes Out Swinging Against AI Personhood",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/pope-leo-comes-out-swinging-against-ai-personhood",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-30T18:06:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Futurism",
    "slug": "futurism",
    "url": "https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/pope-leo-ai-personhood"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pope Leo XIV has taken a firm stance against the notion of granting \"AI personhood,\" dismissing calls to treat artificial intelligence systems as legal entities with rights. In a strongly worded statement on X, Pope Leo XIV argued that such a move would shift responsibility for AI-induced harm away from the humans who develop and utilize these technologies. He emphasized that AI's future is contingent upon human choices and urged the creation of reliable systems that serve the human good rather than powerful systems whose consequences are uncertain. Pope Leo XIV maintained that machines are tools, not persons, and warned that granting rights to AI could obscure human accountability. He also expressed concern about the potential rise of autonomous weapons and called for human oversight of AI decision-making processes.",
  "summary": "\"Machines are tools, not persons.\" The post Pope Leo Comes Out Swinging Against AI Personhood appeared first on Futurism .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}