Pope Francis Calls for Global Ban on AI Weapons
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The dangers of artificial intelligence were again the subject of remarks by Pope Francis as he addressed world leaders at the annual G7 Summit in Puglia, Italy on Friday. During his speech, Francis called on global governments to ban the use of AI in war and develop an ethical framework for the technology, emphasizing the need for collaboration to guide its development and use. “In light of the tragedy that is armed conflict, it is urgent to reconsider the development and use of devices like so-called ‘lethal autonomous weapons’ and ultimately ban their use,” the Pope said. “This starts from an effective and concrete commitment to introduce ever greater and proper human control. “No machine should ever choose to take the life of a human being,” he said. The head of the Catholic Church has repeatedly used his platform to address AI after the explosive launch of ChatGPT in 2022 and the subsequent surge of AI into the mainstream, previously calling it the “highest-stakes gamble of our future.” Himself the focus of several viral AI-generated images and videos—including one depicting him wearing a puffy white Balenciaga jacket—Pope Francis acknowledged the growing power of AI in politics, medicine, and education. Calling AI a “true cognitive-industrial revolution” that could bring complex epochal transformation, Pope Francis nonetheless warned that technology could also bring greater injustice between advanced and developing countries, or between dominant and oppressed social classes. Technology is not infallible, the Pontiff said. “It is a frequent and serious mistake to forget that artificial intelligence is not another human being and that it cannot propose general principles,” Francis said. “This error stems either from the profound need of human beings to find a stable form of companionship, or from a subconscious assumption—namely the assumption that observations obtained by means of a calculating…
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