Vance: Pope's AI warnings 'profound'
Key takeaways
- The Vatican published the pontiff s first encyclical, titled Magnifica Humanitas, on Monday.
- In a phone interview with NBC News, Vance said that he scanned bits and pieces of the encyclical.
- What I read of it sounds very profound, and the sort of thing that you would expect and hope from a leader of the church, he said.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
The Vatican published the pontiff s first encyclical, titled Magnifica Humanitas, on Monday. In the 42,000-word letter, the first American pope urged policymakers to address the widespread availability of AI with clarity to establish adequate regulatory tools capable of upholding justice and curbing the distorting effects of technological power.
In a phone interview with NBC News, Vance said that he scanned bits and pieces of the encyclical.
What I read of it sounds very profound, and the sort of thing that you would expect and hope from a leader of the church, he said. The thing about morality is that the principles never change, but the way you apply those principles does, because the world changes, right?