Pope Francis is Still the Pope
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (113614)
United States
July 15, 2026 9:18am CST
Too many people are left thinking AI or artificial intelligence, is the end all to be all. There was a story not that long ago about a man who wanted to reduce his salt, and he asked Chat GPT for an alternative.
It recommended he start using sodium bromide.
For anyone not aware, this is a chemical commonly found in pool chemicals. He took the advice and eventually wound up in a hospital being treated for poisoning. He survived. And one would think, well, that's pretty stupid.
But people are convinced that AI knows all, and can't be wrong.
For the second time I found myself arguing with Microsoft Copilot about Pope Leo XIV, which Copilot absolutely insists does not exist. Try it for yourself. I'd like to know if Copilot is still confused about this.
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@lovebuglena (53310)
• Staten Island, New York
15 Jul
Is Pope Francis being non-existent in AI fixable?
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@lovebuglena (53310)
• Staten Island, New York
15 Jul
@porwest it argues with you? 
wow! I don’t have copilot on my laptop unless I do but not aware of it.
wow! I don’t have copilot on my laptop unless I do but not aware of it.2 people like this
@lovebuglena (53310)
• Staten Island, New York
16 Jul
@porwest Ah. Gotcha. I usually use Chrome lol.
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@porwest (113614)
• United States
15 Jul
I think it is. I am not even sure if Microsoft is AWARE of the issue. But the funny thing is, Copilot is SO SURE of itself, it will literally argue with you. It even gets combative, which is weird. Have you tried to ask Copilot this question? It's rather interesting what it comes up with, and so far as I am aware it has not been fixed yet.
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@porwest (113614)
• United States
15 Jul
Have you tried to ask Copilot about Pope Leo XIV? Try it and let me know what it says. So far, I don't think Microsoft has fixed the issue and Copilot itself gets very defensive trying to pursue the idea that Pope Leo does not exist, all of the sources are fake news and deep fakes, including the Vatican's own site.
Try it. It might even be a fun little exercise. I've had quite a bit of evil grin fun with it myself.
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@porwest (113614)
• United States
16 Jul
Lies aren’t always lies—sometimes they’re interpretations. What people accept as “fact” depends heavily on the lens they’re looking through and the narrative they’re committed to. Once someone decides what they want to be true, everything else gets filtered accordingly.
You can see this across the political spectrum. Some people hear things that were never said. Others ignore what’s right in front of them. It’s not always deception—often it’s selective perception. When someone is invested in a particular storyline, inconvenient facts don’t register, and obvious signals get dismissed until they become impossible to ignore.
That’s the real issue. Not who’s right or wrong, but how easily certainty can replace curiosity, and how quickly people trade evidence for affirmation.
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