Pope Leo XIV is not ready to outsource himself to AI. The first American-born pope refused to sign on an idea that wanted Catholics to log in from anywhere in the world, and had a virtual audience and log in as a human being.
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“If someone shouldn’t be represented by avatars, I would say the Pope is high on the list,” Pope Leo tells CRUX Senior Correspondent Elise Ann Allenhe wrote a new biography about Leo.
The pope told Allen that the proposal would allow Catholics to log in to the website and ask questions to the AI Pope, who would then respond.
He told Allen: “I said, ‘I won’t authorize it’.”
In early summer, the Pope was a native of Chicago. Warn of the dangers posed by AI For children, “and the possible consequences of using AI for their intellectual and nervous system development.”
The Pope also said that AI, even if not strictly regulated, could seriously undermine human dignity, justice and labor.
But the Pope said he was not totally opposed to AI.
He told Allen: “I’m not against AI at all. In the medical world, great things happen because of AI. But, it’s a danger because you end up creating a fake world and then you want to know, what’s the truth?”
