Bishops Should Be Aware of the Challenges Posed by AI, Pope Leo Says

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Pope Leo makes AI’s threat to humanity a signature issue

Pope Leo XIV, the new American pope, is making the threat of AI to humanity a key issue of his legacy, even as the technology industry has spent years attempting to make friends with the Vatican.

Bishops should be aware of the challenges posed by AI, Pope Leo says

Speaking to a group of bishops, Pope Leo XIV warned about the challenges being created by artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and social media in today’s world. Speaking to the bishops of Italy, the pontiff said these developments, along with the data economy, “are profoundly transforming our perception and experience of life.” “In this scenario, the dignity of the human being risks being flattened or forgotten, replaced by functions, automa…

AI, social media among threats to human dignity-Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV said artificial intelligence and social media were among the threats to human dignity as he met Italian bishops in the Vatican on Tuesday. (ANSA)

A look at the Catholic Church's decade-long dialogue with Silicon Valley on AI, as Pope Leo prepares to make AI's potential threat to humanity a signature issue

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