Vatican to host event on ‘Risks and Opportunities of AI for children'
- The Vatican is hosting an event titled 'Risks and Opportunities of AI for Children' on March 21 and 22, organized by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, the World Childhood Foundation, and the Institute of Anthropology at the Pontifical Gregorian University.
- Cardinal Peter Turkson emphasized the need for collective action to ensure that AI does not solely remain in private hands and called for a commitment to child protection.
- Speakers, including Professor Joachim von Braun and Jesuit Father Hans Zollner, highlighted the risks of AI, such as bullying and online exploitation, stressing the Church's role in promoting child safety.
- Britta Holmberg from the World Childhood Foundation reported alarming data showing that one in five girls and one in seven boys have experienced various forms of violence online, urging the public to engage responsibly with AI technologies.
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Cardinal Peter Turkson, chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, speaks at a press conference on “Risks and Opportunities of AI for Children: A Common Commitment for Safeguarding Children” o... [...]
Vatican to host event on ‘Risks and Opportunities of AI for children'
On the 21st and 22nd of March, the Vatican is hosting a conference entitled ‘Risks and Opportunities of AI for Children’, organised by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences in collaboration with the World Childhood Foundation and the Pontifical Gregorian University. Read all
Speakers: Church has role in fight against AI-generated exploitation
The ChatGPT app is seen on a phone placed atop a keyboard in this photo taken in Rome March 8, 2024. CNS photo/Lola Gomez The Catholic Church needs to expand its safeguarding efforts to include the new threats and opportunities posed by artificial intelligence, top organizers of a Vatican conference said. “We are really currently in a war” on two fronts when it comes to protecting children from abuse and mistreatment, Joachim von Braun, presiden…
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