During the G7 conference, Pope Francis issued a warning about the risks associated with losing control over artificial intelligence.
The strange family portrait of global leaders that was seen at this year’s G7 conference was hardly the most talked-about aspect of the event. Pope Francis the main visitor was present. At the event that took place yesterday in Italy, the Pope delivered a speech in which he warned about the risks associated with losing control of artificial intelligence.
The first pope to address the Group of Seven, Francis, emphasized to the lawmakers the need to establish safeguards for the development of artificial intelligence. The leaders who were there were encouraged by him to take measures to ensure that humanity is not destined “to depend on the choices of machines,” and he made a direct appeal for the prohibition of deadly autonomous weapons.
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For a considerable amount of time, Pope Francis and the Vatican, which employs an AI specialist, have been loud skeptics of artificial intelligence. In December, Francis delivered a speech in which he advocated for the establishment of an international convention on the ethical development and use of technology.
And the Silicon Valley is not dismissing him as irrelevant. The Vatican has produced a set of principles for the construction of artificial intelligence in the year 2020. These recommendations are referred to as the “Rome Call for AI Ethics,” and they have been signed by several religious leaders, including Microsoft, IBM, Cisco Systems, Italy’s innovation ministry, and others.
Both Silicon Valley and the Catholic Church stand to benefit from any potential opportunities.
In the past, the church has had a contentious relationship with the growth of scientific knowledge; nevertheless, to remain relevant in today’s world, the church is making efforts to shake what some people believe to be its more antiquated beliefs. The task at hand is not an easy one for it. It was claimed last week by Italian news outlets that the Pope, who is 87 years old, used an Italian slur for homosexual men at a private meeting for the second time.
While this is going on, huge technology corporations have around one trillion morality points in the eyes of the majority of the people and the government. Collaborating with religious leaders might be beneficial from this perspective. The overwhelming worries of job replacement and amplified disparities imply that the technology requires some solid public relations. This is although there are possible advantages associated with the introduction of AI in domains such as health.
