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The Pope’s AI warning

The Observer
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Last week Pope Leo chose to focus on the dangers of artificial intelligence during his first major teaching. Why did he decide to concentrate on AI?


Writer: Jonathan Lewis


Producer: Jonathan Lewis


Host: Jonathan Lewis


Episode photography: Joe Mee


Executive Producer: Matt Russell



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