Nashville, Oct. 9 -- 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.
"Many people know that AI is politically unpopular and want to leverage that to boost their own popularity," Thiel...