Pope Leo to weigh in on the perils and promises of artificial intelligence

NPR | By Claire Giangrave,

Steve Inskeep

Published May 25, 2026 at 5:32 AM EDT

Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to release a major papal document on the perils and promises of Artificial Intelligence. The co-founder of Anthropic will be in Rome for the document's release.

Claire Giangrave

Steve Inskeep

Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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