Pope Francis on AI
5 quotes from Pope Francis on the wall, 2024, newest first. Each one is verbatim and links to where it was said. Sources include National Catholic Register, CatholicVote org, The Record.
So-called generative artificial intelligence is not really generative
Pope Francis, in his address at the G7 summit in Puglia, Italy, June 2024, describing generative AI as repetition rather than true creation.
Other voices
- No real understanding of concepts but has knowledge, so to speak, of everythingShlomo Argamon31 May 2024
- The models learn, as we all do, from what has come beforeOpenAI lawyers30 August 2024
- Can we reduce everything to a statistical probability?Paolo Ruffini27 June 2024
- It will never replace a rabbi because it lacks a soulRabbi Josh Franklin31 May 2024
- Knowledge is becoming private propertyMario Rasetti27 June 2024
National Catholic Register5 Takes on What the Pope Said About AI
Human dignity itself depends on it
Pope Francis, addressing the G7 summit in Puglia, Italy, June 2024, on the need for human control over AI decisions.
What it refers to
This refers to AI programs making decisions about people's lives, such as lethal autonomous weapons or embryo selection, instead of humans.
Other voices
- What distinguishes humans from machines?Bishop Paul Tighe30 April 2024
- It will never replace a rabbi because it lacks a soulRabbi Josh Franklin31 May 2024
- Data dignityJaron LanierResearcher13 May 2024
- You can. It's called deathRev. Philip Larrey30 April 2024
- No real understanding of concepts but has knowledge, so to speak, of everythingShlomo Argamon31 May 2024
National Catholic Register5 Takes on What the Pope Said About AI
We will become fodder for algorithms or will nourish our hearts with that freedom
Pope Francis, in his message ahead of World Day of Social Communications, January 2024, on the choice between algorithmic control and human freedom.
Other voices
- We are being boxed inJudith SimonThinker6 February 2024
- AI must not replace human beingsAlena BuyxThinker26 March 2024
- We don't need to be mystified of our own activity and then terrified of ourselvesJaron LanierResearcher2 April 2024
- We will either be bored out of our minds or transform ourselves into pleasure blobsNick BostromThinker20 April 2024
- It had the air of certainty, but it was just offering a mythPeter SingerThinker25 March 2024
CatholicVote orgPope Francis Warns About Dangers of Artificial Intelligence
Such wisdom cannot be sought from machines
Pope Francis, in his message ahead of World Day of Social Communications, January 2024, writing on artificial intelligence and human wisdom.
Other voices
- It had the air of certainty, but it was just offering a mythPeter SingerThinker25 March 2024
- AI must not replace human beingsAlena BuyxThinker26 March 2024
- We don't need to be mystified of our own activity and then terrified of ourselvesJaron LanierResearcher2 April 2024
- A lumbering statistical engine for pattern matchingNoam ChomskyThinker1 February 2024
- We are being boxed inJudith SimonThinker6 February 2024
CatholicVote orgPope Francis Warns About Dangers of Artificial Intelligence
Rich in technology and poor in humanity
From Pope Francis's 2024 World Communications Day message, describing the current historical moment in relation to AI.
What it refers to
A description of the present era in Pope Francis's message for World Communications Day, focused on AI's effect on human communication and wisdom.
Other voices
- AI must not replace human beingsAlena BuyxThinker26 March 2024
- We are being boxed inJudith SimonThinker6 February 2024
- We don't need to be mystified of our own activity and then terrified of ourselvesJaron LanierResearcher2 April 2024
- It had the air of certainty, but it was just offering a mythPeter SingerThinker25 March 2024
The RecordPope Francis: Proper use of AI requires human wisdom, human heart - therecord.com.au