{"id":26645,"date":"2023-12-15T07:27:45","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T07:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nftandcrypto-news.com\/crypto\/even-the-pope-has-something-to-say-about-artificial-intelligence\/"},"modified":"2023-12-15T07:27:49","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T07:27:49","slug":"even-the-pope-has-something-to-say-about-artificial-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nftandcrypto-news.com\/crypto\/even-the-pope-has-something-to-say-about-artificial-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"Even the Pope has something to say about artificial intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Over the past year, there\u2019s been no shortage of scientists, tech CEOs, billionaires and lawmakers sounding the alarm over artificial intelligence (AI) \u2014 and now, even the Pope wants to talk about it too. <\/p>\n

In a hefty 3,412-word letter dated Dec. 8, Pope Francis \u2014 the head of the Catholic Church \u2014 warned of the potential dangers of AI to humanity and what needs to be done to control it. The letter came as the Roman Catholic Church prepares to celebrate World Day of Peace on Jan. 1, 2024.<\/p>\n

Pope Francis wants to see an international treaty to regulate AI to ensure it is developed and used ethically \u2014 otherwise, we risk falling into the spiral of a \u201ctechnological dictatorship.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI urge the global community of nations to work together in order to adopt a binding international treaty that regulates the development and use of artificial intelligence in its many forms.\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The threat of AI arises when developers have a \u201cdesire for profit or thirst for power\u201d that overpowers one\u2019s wish to exist freely and peacefully, the Pope explained. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe inherent dignity of each human […] must undergird the development of new technologies and serve as indisputable criteria for evaluating them […] so that digital progress can occur with due respect for justice and contribute to the cause of peace.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Technologies that fail to do this \u201caggravate inequalities and conflicts\u201d and, therefore, can never count as true progress, he added.<\/p>\n