As A.I. Fever Rises in Silicon Valley, Pope Leo Has a Few Words

The American pope wants to take artificial intelligence down a notch. Is he challenging the tech companies, or will tech take over the papacy?

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Pope takes on AI in first major document - CNN

Pope takes on AI in first major document  CNN

Pope urges 'disarming' of AI in major manifesto

Pope Leo XIV called for artificial intelligence to be more strictly regulated, warning that it can help spread misinformation and normalize war. He also issued an unprecedented apology for the church's role in slavery.

Pope Leo XIV to release long-awaited AI manifesto on ethical risks and global impact

Pope Leo XIV will publish on Monday his long-awaited manifesto on artificial intelligence, outlining the Catholic Church’s response to the technology’s ethical and social challenges. The U.S.-born pontiff will personally present the “Magnifica Humanitas” encyclical at the Vatican alongside senior Church officials and leading AI experts, including Anthropic co-founder Dario Amodei.

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Silicon Valley takes its AI pitch to Pope Leo

Pope Leo XIV presides over Mass at St. Peter's Basilica on May 24 in Vatican City. Vatican Pool/Getty Images Top tech companies, like Meta, Google, and Amazon, are lobbying Pope Leo XIV on AI. They want to convince Pope Leo that AI can be developed for the good of humanity. Pope Leo is expected to unveil the Church's opinion on AI on Monday in an official papal document. On a recent sunny spring day, Father Eric Salobir led a delegation through St. Peter's Square, past the crowds and toward...

Pope Leo warns of AI risks, urges global regulation

He pointed out that significant control over digital systems, infrastructure, and data increasingly rests with major economic and technological actors rather than with states. The post Pope Leo warns of AI risks, urges global regulation appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

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