World leaders, Nobel laureates, AI experts to gather at Borgo Laudato si’
World leaders, Nobel laureates, AI experts to gather at Borgo Laudato si’
Publish Date: 2026-07-13 10:24:00
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Thirty Nobel laureates, representatives from 30 countries, former heads of state and government, 20 leading artificial intelligence experts — including OpenAI, Google DeepMind, AARU and Anthropic — and 30 of the world’s most prominent universities and research institutions, will meet this week in Borgo Laudato si’ in Castel Gandolfo, and later at the Capitoline Hill, where they are expected to adopt a Rome Declaration for a Disarmed and Disarming Peace.
Vatican News
The Vatican, at Borgo Laudato si’ in the Pontifical Gardens of Castel Gandolfo, will host the Global Nobel Laureates Assembly on Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear War, bringing together more than 200 of the world’s most authoritative figures and representatives of leading international research institutions in the fields of peace and artificial intelligence, from 14 to 16 July.
Inspired by Pope Leo XIV’s new Encyclical Magnifica humanitas, dedicated to safeguarding the human person in the age of artificial intelligence, the Assembly takes place in a context marked by international conflicts, growing instability and an increasingly complex nuclear landscape. It is part of the Pope Leo’s vision for a “disarmed and disarming peace.”
The meetings will culminate in the drafting of the Rome Declaration for a Disarmed and Disarming Peace in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, Nuclear and Autonomous Weapons, New Digital Protocols, and Emerging Models of Digital Development.
The event will conclude on 16 July with a solemn session at Rome’s City Hall on the Capitoline Hill.
For three days, 30 Nobel laureates, former heads of state and government, 20 of the world’s leading artificial intelligence experts and innovators — including representatives from OpenAI, Google DeepMind, AARU and Anthropic — together with representatives from 30 of the world’s most prestigious universities and research institutions, will engage in a “Conclave”-style dialogue on the principal…
