Man of his word: Pope Leo speeches declared human-authored by Australian AI detection tool

<p>Maps of Hope has been certified by Proudly Human, a company led by former chief scientist, Dr Alan Finkel</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jul/21/australia-news-live-barnaby-joyce-pauline-hanson-one-nation-anthony-albanese-labor-antisemitism-royal-commission-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>A collection of speeches and writings by Pope Leo XIV has been certified as human-authored less than two months after Leo declared artificial intelligence the greatest threat to humanity.</p><p>Proudly Human, the Australian company spearheaded by Australia’s former chief scientist, Dr Alan Finkel, undertook a review of a collection of writings and speeches by the pope, in collaboration with the publisher, the Australian Catholic University and cardinals in the Vatican.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/21/pope-leo-speech-human-not-ai-artificial-intelligence">Continue reading...</a>