Less autonomy, more humanity: AI, Autonomous Weapons and the Catholic Church
As AI becomes more deeply embedded in daily life and warfare, the prospect of weapons that can select and attack targets without human judgement raises profound ethical questions. Catholic theologians argue why decisions over life and death must never be delegated to machines
Societies are becoming increasingly aware that they are living in a world shaped by Artificial Intelligence (AI), prompting widespread public debate about its benefits and risks. AI models have made headlines globally for ‘going rogue’ and hacking companies. To assess what these models are truly capable of when safeguards against misuse are disabled, the AI Security Institute recently set Anthropic’s Mythos 5 and OpenAI’s GPT-5.6-Sol a cybersecurity task.
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