Pope Leo XIV may sit in one of the oldest seats of power on Earth, but that doesn’t mean he’s a Luddite—outright resistant to new technology. After all, the 70-year-old is known to play Wordle every day. However, when it comes to the more serious debate over artificial intelligence, he isn’t mincing words.

Speaking virtually to thousands of American teenagers at the National Catholic Youth Conference on Friday, the pontiff admitted AI is becoming a “defining feature” of our time. But he urged them to approach it with caution.

“AI can process information quickly, but it cannot replace human intelligence,” he said. “And don’t ask it to do your homework for you. It cannot offer real wisdom. It misses a very important human element.”

The pope’s message comes as young people are increasingly

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