Oleksandra Matviichuk and global leaders sign the Rome Declaration to prioritize human dignity over rapid technological and nuclear expansion.

Oleksandra Matviichuk, head of the Center for Civil Liberties, joined over 200 global experts and Nobel laureates to sign the Rome Declaration for an Unarmed and Disarming Peace. The summit, held in Rome from July 14–16, aimed to establish a framework for the governance of artificial intelligence and the elimination of nuclear weapons. Matviichuk emphasized that the current world order is turbulent and requires a "cardinal reform" of the United Nations system to protect human rights. She argued that humanity must prioritize human dignity over technological progress, noting that the world has often spoken too much about technology and too little about humanity. The declaration, inspired by Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, calls on governments and corporations to coordinate a slowdown of frontier AI development. It also demands good-faith negotiations to achieve the verifiable and irreversible elimination of nuclear weapons. The assembly concluded with a solemn session at Rome's City Hall, where leaders stressed that no algorithm should be placed at the center of decisions regarding human survival.

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