Cardinal Bo to legislators: Work toward ban on autonomous lethal weapons - Vatican News
James Wilson ·
· News about the Church
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, Archbishop of Yangon, delivered a keynote address to Christian lawmakers and political leaders gathered in Assisi on Monday. He warned against allowing algorithms to systemically infantilize societies and urged leaders to champion an immediate international ban on fully autonomous lethal weapons. The Cardinal stressed that machines cannot possess the right intention or comprehend the sacred value of human life, calling on legislators to establish binding legal guardrails in the digital era.