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Pope Leo says AI must be 'disarmed' in first major teaching
Key takeaways
- "The word is strong, I know, but deliberately chosen because this moment needs words capable of attracting attention," the Pope said.
- Encyclicals are technically letters to Catholic bishops, but over recent decades the missives have become messages to the world from a Pope.
- While this letter was largely focused on AI, Pope Leo also included one of the strongest, most comprehensive apologies from the Vatican for the Catholic Church's role in slavery.
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Aleem Maqbool,BBC religion editorand Catherine Wyatt,in Rome Getty Images The Pope warned advanced tech risks creating "new digital slaveries"Pope Leo has presented the first major teaching document of his papacy, warning that artificial intelligence needs to be "disarmed".
"The word is strong, I know, but deliberately chosen because this moment needs words capable of attracting attention," the Pope said.
Encyclicals are technically letters to Catholic bishops, but over recent decades the missives have become messages to the world from a Pope.
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