FRANCE 24's François Picard welcomes David Gibson, journalist and director of Fordham University's Center on Religion and Culture. On Monday, Pope Leo XIV set out his sweeping vision for AI and humanity. His first encyclical – a special papal letter that's sent to bishops in the Roman Catholic Church – was presented alongside Anthropic's Chris Olah, an attempt to demonstrate the possible dialogue between AI scientists and the rest of the world. Analysts are already comparing Leo's document to Pope Francis's 2015 climate encyclical that sparked global political debate.

The story of how an online joke became a viral sensation on social media, and started what appears to be the grassroots of a political movement.The Cockroach Party was founded by a public relations student to parody the comments made by India's supreme court judge. Abhijeet Dipke set up The Cockroach Party ten days ago, and has 23 million followers. Indian government alligned Critics call it a trojan horse for the opposition. Abhijeet speaks to France 24's Gavin Lee.

As concerns continue to grow over artificial intelligence, national security and digital sovereignty, London Mayor Sadiq Khan has blocked a proposed $50 million contract between the Metropolitan Police and AI giant Palantir. The company had been expected to provide advanced tools to help police process intelligence in criminal investigations. To discuss the decision, FRANCE 24's Gavin Lee is joined by Susan Hall, leader of the Conservative Party in the London Assembly.

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