Pope Leo XIV has urged for "responsibility and discernment" over the use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) during his first press briefing with the media since being elected as the head of the Roman Catholic Church.

Pope Leo XIV has explained that his papal name honors the Catholic Church’s tradition of social teaching while signaling a renewed focus on artificial intelligence as a defining issue of his pontificate.

As Pope Leo XIV laid out his vision for the papacy in an address to the College of Cardinals, he also explained why he picked his papal name. Incredibly, artificial intelligence played a big part.