TechnologyAI capability/governance study group creation2026-05-17馃寪

Pope Leo XIV creates Vatican group to study artificial intelligence

source: Vatican / Pope Leo XIV

On 2026-05-17, Pope Leo XIV approved the creation of a Vatican internal study group on artificial intelligence. The group will bring together representatives from multiple Vatican dicasteries and pontifical academies to coordinate information, projects, and internal AI policy. The move is a governance and ethics step rather than a technology deployment milestone.

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