For Pope Leo, the risk of an AI apocalypse is a major concern
- On Friday, Pope Leo XIV began a four-day visit to France, warning that artificial intelligence could create a "paradise of machines" and urging reconsideration of its development.
- Speaking at the Elysee Palace with French President Emmanuel Macron, Pope Leo warned that humanity risks losing its essence amid invasive technologies, calling for "urgent need for education in ethical discernment."
- The pontiff criticized profit-driven ventures promoting genetic manipulation, organ trade, and assisted dying, reiterating Catholic Church pro-life teachings months after France legalized assisted dying for terminally ill patients.
- About 300,000 people gathered across Paris to welcome Pope Leo, who will travel to Lourdes on Sunday to meet seven French victims of abuse by Catholic clergy.
- While France's 1905 law enshrines strict secularism, Pope Leo stressed that "authentic secularity" should not exclude religion from education or public discourse, as Church leaders seek to repair standing following past abuse scandals.
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Pope Leo Warns Of “Losing Our Humanity” To AI
The Associated Press reports: Pope Leo XIV encouraged French Catholics on Saturday to persevere in their faith “even amid the thorns” of a secular world, rallying the faithful ahead of a huge Mass at the iconic Place de la Concorde that shut down central Paris. In a speech to Macron and other government and diplomatic … The post Pope Leo Warns Of “Losing Our Humanity” To AI appeared first on Joe.My.God..
Pope Leo is part of a growing group of influential people warning about the dangers of rapidly developing artificial intelligence to humanity.
Paris. Pope Leo XIV warned yesterday of the risk of losing humanity in a “paradise of machines” driven by artificial intelligence (IA), during his first day of visit to France, where around 300,000 people crowded the streets to see the first visit of a pontiff since Benedict XVI’s in 2008.
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