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Pope Nixes ‘Virtual Pope’ Idea, Explains Concerns About AI

In an interview, Pope Leo, who has made his concerns about the potential pitfalls of AI clear since immediately after his election in early May, gave some concrete examples about why.

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Pope Leo XIV revealed that he has refused to have an avatar created with artificial intelligence (AI) and stated that he is concerned.

Pope Leo XIV revealed that he has refused to have an avatar created with artificial intelligence (AI) and stated that, although he is not against this technology, he is concerned that it is developing to an “incredible rhythm”. “Someone recently asked me permission to create an artificial version of me, so that anyone [...] The entry The Pope refuses to have an avatar and cares about the “unbelievable” development of the AI was first published i…

In his first interview as Pontiff, given to journalist Elise Ann Allen of Crux, Pope Leo XIV revealed that he recently refused a proposal to be recreated using Artificial Intelligence (AI) because he believes the Pope should not be represented by "an avatar."

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