Pope Leo says concerns about AI doom scenarios are not 'fake news'

Pope Leo says concerns about AI doom scenarios are not'fake news' Pope Leo gives a news conference on his return flight from France on Monday. ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT - Pope Leo on Monday said concerns that artificial intelligence could destroy the world are not "fake news" and should be taken seriously, in an apparent rebuke of U.S. President Donald Trump. The first U.S. pope, who has warned of the dangers of AI throughout his 16-month papacy, also directly criticized technology CEOs who argued there should be no guardrails on the technology. "I do think that the concerns raised by many of the experts, specialists in AI, should be taken seriously," the pontiff said in a news conference on his flight back to Rome after a four-day trip to France. "I don't think that that is fake news, as some have said."