Pope Leo Warns Against Delegating Moral Choices to Algorithms
At a general audience, the pope called for preserving human conscience in decision-making and for genuine substance in social relationships amid growing use of digital technology.
Pope Leo told an audience on Tuesday that choices belonging to human conscience should not be delegated to algorithms, according to a report by the Italian news agency ANSA.
The pope's remarks were made during an audience in which he addressed the growing influence of digital technology and artificial intelligence on personal decision-making, ANSA reported.
According to the report, Pope Leo also urged that social relationships possess "real substance," a statement interpreted as a call for authentic human connection amid increasing reliance on digital tools and platforms.
ANSA's report did not provide further details on the specific context of the pope's remarks or additional quotes from the audience.
The Vatican has in recent years periodically addressed the ethical implications of artificial intelligence and digital technology, though the full scope of Tuesday's remarks was not immediately available beyond ANSA's initial report.
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