Pope Leo XIV on Friday issued a warning about the dangers of artificial intelligence as a threat to human dignity, particularly for impressionable young people. The message was directed to participants of the annual conference on artificial intelligence and technology ethics in Rome.

“All of us, I am sure, are concerned for children and young people, and the possible consequences of the use of AI on their intellectual and neurological development,” the Holy Father said in a Friday message to participants at the second annual Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and Corporate Governance, held June 19–20 in Rome.