Peter Thiel says the pope’s AI encyclical was ‘working for’ China
25-09-2026 19:12 via thenextweb.com

Peter Thiel says the pope’s AI encyclical was ‘working for’ China

Peter Thiel has called Pope Leo XIV a “useful idiot” for the Chinese Communist Party over the pope’s call to regulate AI. The PayPal and Palantir co-founder spoke to Axel Springer chief executive Mathias Döpfner on the MD Meets podcast, released on Thursday. The interview came before Thiel received the Axel Springer Award in Berlin […]
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