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Pope Leo XIV is not a fan of AI-generated art.

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Pope Leo XIV wrote that there is an ontological difference between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation, saying algorithms lack the spark of humanity.

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“"There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others," the pope wrote. "Algorithms lack the spark of humanity."”
TechCrunch AI, 02 Oct 2026, 15:39.

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