The deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) is accelerating so fast that even Pope Francis has warned of its “destructive possibilities and ambivalent implications”.
According to the Vatican, St. priest will warn about it technology It’s becoming increasingly popular during the upcoming World Peace Day, which coincides with the New Year, and calls for “open dialogue about its meaning.” His last speech was about Covid-19.
In his message to Catholics on January 1, 2024, the Pope will “warn on the need to be vigilant and work. violence And discrimination in the manufacture and use of such devices at the expense of the most vulnerable and marginalized”.
Although not explicitly mentioned, these words seem to refer to different issues surrounding the creation of speech systems. ChatGPT. These include, for example, large companies turn on AI Outsourcing in the development of these applications poor countries where workers’ salaries are lower.
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Francisco will also want to encourage an ethical use. AI. “The urgency of responsibly guiding the concept and use of artificial intelligence in the service of humanity and the protection of our common home requires the extension of ethical thinking to education and the law,” he adds. Vatican.
With what is known so far, Pope’s words will not concretely point to the misapplications of the business giants that are spearheading the deployment of AI. In 2020, the Holy See, Microsoft and IBM To encourage and regulate the ethical development of this technology face recognition.
Last March, the Pope was the subject of a viral image created through an AI program in which he was represented in a trendy outfit. While Creation was seen by many as a distraction, it also served to set an example of the power of belief that these tools can hold.