Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch rejects Vatican's call to 'disarm AI', defends defense contracts
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Ana-Maria Stanciuc
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Summary
Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch directly rebutted Pope Leo XIV's call to "disarm AI" (from the encyclical Magnifica Humanitas), arguing that European AI companies cannot afford unilateral restraint in defense applications when adversaries are actively deploying the technology. Mensch's remarks represent a significant pushback from a major European tech leader against the Vatican's ethical stance on AI in warfare.
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Arthur Mensch, the chief executive of French AI startup Mistral, pushed back directly on Thursday against Pope Leo XIV's call to 'disarm AI,' arguing that European companies cannot afford to step back from defence-AI work when adversaries are actively deploying the technology.
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