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Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel accuses Pope Leo XIV of using AI fears to divert attention from Catholic Church child sex scandals

Nashville, Oct 9 (UNI) Pope Leo XIV is exploiting the rising fears surrounding artificial intelligence to divert public attention from the Catholic Church's many child sex abuse scandals, claimed Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel, while also accusing former US president Barack Obama of using opposition to AI for political gain.
Thiel made the comments during a series of closed-door lectures in Nashville on September 28 and October 5, details of which were reported by Politico on Thursday.
Thiel argued that opposition to AI had become a useful political tool, allowing public figures to capitalise on concerns about the technology.
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