US president Joe Biden and Pope Francis talk ahead of a session on day two of the G7 summit in Borgo Egnazia, Italy, yesterday. Photo: Reuters
Pope Francis made an historic appearance at the Group of Seven (G7) summit yesterday to speak about the pros and cons of artificial intelligence, while G7 leaders also pledged to tackle what they said were harmful business practices by China.
Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni, the summit host, invited the pope and other heads of state and government, including the prime minister of India and the king of Jordan, in an effort to show the G7 was not an aloof, exclusive club.
