Artificial intelligence (AI) is a rapidly growing technology that raises numerous questions, even threatening the very nature and survival of the human person. Pope Francis has made several statements on the subject of AI and its potential dangers, notably in his address to the G7 leaders in June 2024 (see page 11). More recently, on January 28, 2025, at the request of the Holy Father, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Dicastery for Culture and Education issued a note entitled Antiqua et Nova, addressing "the relationship between artificial intelligence and human intelligence," explaining in greater detail the limitations and dangers of AI. Here are its key points.

On June 14, 2024, Pope Francis made an unprecedented address to the leaders of the G7 countries—a group comprising seven of the ten most powerful nations in the world (Germany, Canada, the United States, France, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom, but excluding China, Russia, and India). He attended their session in Borgo Egnazia, in the Puglia region of Italy, to present "a reflection on the effects of artificial intelligence (AI) on the future of humanity," describing AI as a "fascinating and formidable tool." He warned them about the dangers of AI and the need to regulate it so that humans do not become its victims. Below are excerpts from his speech :