US EditionPope Leo XIV Urges Ethical AI Safeguards to Protect Human Dignity
- Pope Leo XIV addressed cardinals in Rome two days after his election, declaring artificial intelligence central to his papacy and highlighting a new industrial revolution.
- This focus stems from concerns about AI's challenges to human dignity, labor, justice, and the risk of unchecked technological progress harming workers and society.
- The Vatican is hosting a two-day conference in Rome with tech executives to discuss AI ethics, corporate governance, and the need for regulatory authority.
- Leo XIV highlighted that AI lacks self-awareness, conscience, and the capacity for moral responsibility. He stressed that while AI should not be unjustly vilified, appropriate oversight is necessary, raising the concern of who should be responsible for its regulation.
- The event signals the Church’s intent to use its social teaching to shape AI’s ethical development, aiming to protect human dignity and advocate for inclusive, just work amid rapid technological change.
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Pope Leo 'concerned' about AI's impact on children
(The Hill) — Pope Leo XIV sounded the alarm this week over artificial intelligence (AI)'s potential impact on young people's intellectual and neurological development, building upon one of the main focuses of his papacy. The first American pope delivered the message to an annual conference on AI and ethics, part of which took place in the Vatican this week. "All of us, I am sure, are concerned for children and young people, and the possible cons…
The Supreme Pontiff warned about the consequences of this technology on the intellectual development of children and adolescents, and stressed the importance of protecting “human dignity”
Pope Leo ‘concerned’ about AI’s impact on children
Pope Leo XIV sounded the alarm this week over artificial intelligence (AI)’s potential impact on young people’s intellectual and neurological development, building upon one of the main focuses of his papacy. The first American pope delivered the message to an annual conference on AI and ethics, part of which took place in the Vatican this…
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