Pope Leo says AI must be 'disarmed' in first major teaching
Pope Leo presented the first major teaching document of his papacy, warning that artificial intelligence needs to be "disarmed". The Pope said, "The word is strong, I know, but deliberately chosen because this moment needs words capable of attracting attention." The encyclical, titled "Magnifica Humanitas" ("Magnificent Humanity"), was presented at the Vatican.
The letter included one of the strongest apologies from the Vatican for the Catholic Church's role in slavery. The Pope wrote that it was "impossible not to feel deep sorrow when contemplating the immense suffering and humiliation endured by so many," adding that he "sincerely asked for pardon" in the name of the Church. Christopher Olah, co-founder of US AI giant Anthropic, said that every AI lab, including his, operated "inside a set of incentives and constraints that can sometimes conflict with doing the right thing". Olah added: "The questions raised by AI are bigger than the AI research community, not just in their implications, but also in their nature." The Pope condemned the use of AI in warfare, saying that reducing human control of weaponry makes it even harder to consider a war "just" and warned against launching an AI arms race. The Pope wrote, "No algorithm can make war morally acceptable."
Pope Leo has convened a commission to take his work forward.
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Pope Leo has released his first major teaching document, addressing the need to "disarm" artificial intelligence. The Pope draws parallels between AI and historical tragedies like slavery- but what does this mean for the future?
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