He Pope Francisco he met with CEOs, directors and bankers from around the world, where he asked them to include ”the poor in companies. The meeting took place after the Supreme Pontiff attended the G7 summitreceived several leaders and gave a speech on the implementation of artificial intelligence.
”We have not yet learned, allow me the expression, to ‘recycle’ and don’t discard peopleto workers, especially the most fragile, for whom the culture of throwaway often prevails,” the pope noted.
Then, he continued his speech making a comparison with the life of Jesus, referring to second chances: ”A world in which the discarded can become protagonists of change. But it seems to me that this was already done by a certain Jesus, right?”
Finally, he assured that “no job is learned without ‘company hospitality’, which means generously welcome young people even if they do not have the required experience and skillsbecause all work is only learned by working.
Pope Francis’ speech at the G7 summit
Pope Francis sent a strong message to all priests in the world to modify a characteristic practice of the Holy Mass. During his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, he noted that some leaders “talk a lot.”
He leader of the Catholic Church urged priests around the world to make the homily last no more than eight minutes. According to the religious reference, if the comment that follows a reading of the gospel scriptures extends too much, “people fall asleep with reason.”
At the same time, he pointed out that some priests “talk a lot” and the message they seek to convey is not completely understood. This is why the pontiff indicated that the homily should be brief: “an image, a thought, a feeling”he explained.
“This is how a homily should be and that is what I want to say to priests who talk so much, so often, and it is not understood what they are talking about,” the pope declared.
G7: Pope Francis described AI as “a fascinating and tremendous instrument”
He dad Francisco spoke at the G7 summit in Italy and gave his vision on the ethical challenges of Artificial Intelligence (AI). It’s a “fascinating and tremendous instrument”described the new technological tool before the Italian Prime Minister, Georgia Melonihost of the summit, and other world leaders, including Joe Biden, Emmanuel Macron, Lula Da Silva and Javier Milei.
“In a drama like that of armed conflicts, it is urgent to rethink the development and use of devices such as so-called lethal autonomous weapons to prohibit their use,” he stated during his talk. “No machine should ever choose to end the life of a human being,” he asked.
Among other risks, Francisco pointed out “the greater inequality (…) between dominant social classes and oppressed social classes” and asked for regulation. “This is precisely where political action is urgently needed,” he said.
The advance of the Artificial intelligence and the ethics of algorithms It is one of the issues that has been worrying the Catholic Church. Throughout 2024, the Argentine stressed that AI is one of the great concerns of the Vatican and considered that it is a “serious problem“that artificial intelligence be used to disinformation campaigns.
With the advancement of AI, the Church called on experts – such as Demis Hassabisdirector of Google Deepmindpioneer company in the sector – in the matter for study the impact what this technological development can have. Since 2020, the Vatican promotes the so-called Rome Call for AI Ethicsa manifesto that was signed by leading companies such as IBM and Microsoftas well as for the UNhe government of italy and several universities.
This document requires the transparency of this technology and the respect for people’s privacy. For Francisco, it is necessary to regulate its use against “serious risks“such as disinformation campaigns or interference in electoral processes.
It is not the first time that Francisco addresses the issue of technological development, the ethics behind these advances and the need for regulation of these tools. Already in 2023, the Pope dedicated his message of the World Day of Peace to this issue and called on the international community to adopt a regulation in line with the legislation – pioneering – approved by the European Union.
So, this was the first time that a leader of the Catholic Church participates in the G7 summit. The cardinal Pietro ParolinSecretary of State of the Vatican, declared that the Argentine is willing to use “all media and spaces“available to defend peace.
Source: Ambito
