Pope Leo Refuses to Authorise an AI Pope
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The Pope has refused to authorize an AI Pope, calling AI an 'empty cold shell' that could harm humanity, sparking discussion on the ethics of AI and its potential impact on society.
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> The Holy Father worries about “extremely rich people who are investing in artificial intelligence” but “totally ignoring the value of human beings and of humanity." He adds: "If the Church doesn't speak up, or if someone doesn't speak up about that—but the Church certainly needs to be one of the voices here—the danger is that the digital world will go on its own way and we will become pawns, or left by the wayside."
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