Nobel laureates, experts discuss nuclear war and AI at Borgo Laudato Si

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🗞️ Driving the news: More than 200 Nobel Prize winners, former leaders, AI experts and academics gathered at Borgo Laudato Si’ in Castel Gandolfo for the Global Nobel Laureates Assembly on Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear War
• The three-day meeting focuses on how humanity can govern emerging technologies while reducing existential risks

🔭 The context: The assembly takes place amid rising geopolitical tensions, accelerating AI development and growing concerns over autonomous weapons and nuclear risks
• Inspired by Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, the event aims to develop shared principles for AI governance based on human dignity, cooperation and peace

🌍 Why it matters for the planet: AI and autonomous systems will increasingly influence energy use, security, resource allocation and global decision-making
• Establishing responsible governance frameworks could shape whether technological progress supports sustainable development or amplifies existing global risks

⏭️ What’s next: The gathering is expected to conclude with the signing of the Rome Declaration on an Unarmed and Disarming Peace in the age of artificial intelligence, nuclear and autonomous weapons, outlining principles for international cooperation and responsible technology governance

💬 One quote: “Without effectiv governance, it will be difficult, impossible, to ensure that AI becomes a force for good guided by human edignity, responsibility, accountability and rule of law.” – Juan Manuel Santos, Nobel Peace Prize laureate

📈 One stat: 30 Nobel laureates and 20 leading AI experts are among the participants at the three-day assembly

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