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Pope Leo XIV dislikes AI, won’t authorise creation of AI Pope—"If we automate the whole world and only a few people have the means with which to more than just survive"~ there’s a big problem (htxt.co.za)
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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/37697209

  • Pope Leo XIV has said he will not authorise the creation of an AI avatar of himself, as it would blur the lines between truth and fiction.
  • The Pope also noted that he is concerned with AI’s impact on human dignity and jobs.
  • If automation replaces too many people and only a few can work, that could be a “huge problem” the Pope said.
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[–] solrize@lemmy.ml 38 points 1 week ago (1 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_News_from_the_Vatican

"Good News from the Vatican" is a 1971 science fiction short story by American author Robert Silverberg, featuring the election of a robot to the position of Pope of the Church of Rome.[1] It won that year's Nebula Award for Best Short Story.

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago

Silverberg could really write stuff that sticks in your mind eh?