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Peter Thiel Claims Pope Leo XIV’s AI Stance Aids China

Published 3 July 2026

Billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel accused Pope Leo XIV of inadvertently advancing Chinese interests by calling for international regulation of artificial intelligence, delivering the provocative claim at the Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado on Tuesday.

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