Artificial intelligence may be a useful tool for learning, but don't use it for your homework, Pope Leo told about 15,000 US youth during a question-and-answer session on Friday.

In a live video transmission from the Vatican to a national Catholic youth conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, Leo told the young people that AI is "becoming one of the defining features of our time."

"Using AI responsibly means using it in ways that help you grow," said the pope. "Don't ask it to do your homework for you."

Leo, the first US pope, spoke for about 40 minutes with the youth in the first such event of his six-month papacy, answering questions about the Catholic faith and giving advice on how to make friends in school.

The pope, who has been ramping up criticism of US President Donald Trump's ant

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