{"id":20989,"date":"2025-01-28T16:08:41","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T17:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=20989"},"modified":"2025-01-28T17:27:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T17:27:04","slug":"vatican-warns-about-the-risks-of-artificial-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=20989","title":{"rendered":"Vatican Warns About the Risks of Artificial Intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A new document examines the opportunities and risks of A.I. and calls for \u201cmoral and ethical considerations\u201d to be enshrined in all of its applications.<\/p>\n

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The Vatican called for constant oversight of artificial intelligence on Tuesday, warning about the potential for \u201cthe shadow of evil\u201d in the technology, which it said offered \u201ca source of tremendous opportunities but also profound risks.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a new document meant to advise the Catholic faithful, the church warned that the technology should be used to complement human intelligence, \u201crather than replace its richness.\u201d The document was approved by Pope Francis, who has repeatedly warned that the application of artificial intelligence should be grounded in ethical and moral considerations.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn all areas where humans are called to make decisions, the shadow of evil also looms here,\u201d the Vatican said in the paper. It added, \u201cThe moral evaluation of this technology will need to take into account how it is directed and used.\u201d<\/p>\n

The paper \u201cis a synthesis of a lot of the existing materials that have been developing organically over the last while,\u201d drawing on Francis\u2019s past statements and writings to look at A.I.\u2019s effect on relationships, education, warfare and work, said the Rev. Paul Tighe, one of the people who worked on it. The paper was written over six months by a Vatican team in consultation with various experts, including those in A.I.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The paper tries to map out \u201can understanding of what it is to be human that in a sense gives shape to the ethical concerns,\u201d said Father Tighe, who is the spokesman for the Vatican department of culture and education.<\/p>\n

The paper warned of A.I.\u2019s potential to destroy the trust on which societies are built because of its potential to spread misinformation. \u201cA.I.-generated fake media can gradually undermine the foundations of society,\u201d the document said. \u201cThis issue requires careful regulation, as misinformation \u2014 especially through A.I.-controlled or -influenced media \u2014 can spread unintentionally, fueling political polarization and social unrest.<\/p>\n

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A new document examines the opportunities and risks of A.I. and calls for \u201cmoral and ethical considerations\u201d to be enshrined in all of its applications.The Vatican called for constant oversight of artificial intelligence on Tuesday, warning about the potential for \u201cthe shadow of evil\u201d in the technology, which it said offered \u201ca source of tremendous opportunities but also profound risks.\u201dIn a new document meant to advise the Catholic faithful, the church warned that the technology should be used to complement human intelligence, \u201crather than replace its richness.\u201d The document was approved by Pope Francis, who has repeatedly warned that the application of artificial intelligence should be grounded in ethical and moral considerations.\u201cIn all areas where humans are called to make decisions, the shadow of evil also looms here,\u201d the Vatican said in the paper. It added, \u201cThe moral evaluation of this technology will need to take into account how it is directed and used.\u201dThe paper \u201cis a synthesis of a lot of the existing materials that have been developing organically over the last while,\u201d drawing on Francis\u2019s past statements and writings to look at A.I.\u2019s effect on relationships, education, warfare and work, said the Rev. Paul Tighe, one of the people who worked on it. The paper was written over six months by a Vatican team in consultation with various experts, including those in A.I.The paper tries to map out \u201can understanding of what it is to be human that in a sense gives shape to the ethical concerns,\u201d said Father Tighe, who is the spokesman for the Vatican department of culture and education.The paper warned of A.I.\u2019s potential to destroy the trust on which societies are built because of its potential to spread misinformation. \u201cA.I.-generated fake media can gradually undermine the foundations of society,\u201d the document said. \u201cThis issue requires careful regulation, as misinformation \u2014 especially through A.I.-controlled or -influenced media \u2014 can spread unintentionally, fueling political polarization and social unrest.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and\u00a0log into\u00a0your Times account, or\u00a0subscribe\u00a0for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber?\u00a0Log in.Want all of The Times?\u00a0Subscribe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20991,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20989"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20989\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20992,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20989\/revisions\/20992"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}