Pope FrancisHe was the first pope to attend G7 Summitcalled on leaders of the world's wealthy democracies on Friday to put human dignity first in their development and utilization. artificial intelligenceThey warn that technology risks turning relationships into mere algorithms.
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Pope Francis was invited by the summit's host, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, to speak at a special session on the dangers and potential of AI, where he offered his ethical views on a topic that is increasingly on the agenda of international, governmental and corporate boardrooms.
The Pope said politicians should take the lead. artificial intelligence It remains human-centric, so the decision of when to use weapons Even if the tools are less lethal, they are still made by humans, not machines.
“Humanity would be condemned to a bleak future if we were to become dependent on machines' choices and remove the ability of humans to make decisions about themselves and their lives,” he said. “We need to ensure and protect appropriate human control over the choices of artificial intelligence programs. Human dignity itself depends on it.”
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The pope himself has been the target of AI-generated pranks: Last year, a photo of the 86-year-old pontiff in an unusual outfit, wearing a stylish white down jacket to protect him from the wind and rain and a bejeweled silver crucifix on his head, went viral and was viewed millions of times across social media platforms. photograph Artificial intelligence rendering generated with the AI software Midjourney.
The Pope, who was in a wheelchair and wearing a white lab coat, met with the G7 leaders individually at the summit, where he spoke to them for about 25 minutes to much applause.
