Pope Leo XIV revealed that his papal name was partially inspired by the imminent challenges of an increasingly influenced world by artificial intelligence.
In his first formal speech, such as the newly -elected Vatican Pope on Saturday, Leo told College of Cardinals that he chose to appoint himself after Pope Leo XIII, who led the Catholic Church of his election in 1878 to his death problems in 1903. During his papacy, he was relegated to dedication to social and workers after the workers.
Although he said there are several reasons for the name he chose, Leo XIV pointed out mainly the historic “Rerum Novarum” of Leo XIII “, also known as” rights and duties of capital and work “, which launched a basis for modern Catholic social teachings.
Emitted in 1891, the open letter emphasized that “some opportune remedy should be found quickly to misery and misery so unfairly by most of the working class.”
“In our day, the Church offers all the treasure of its social education in response to another industrial revolution and developments in the field of artificial intelligence that present new challenges for defending human dignity, justice and work,” said Leo XIV, previously known as Cardeal Robert Prevost, in his speech on Saturday, according to a transcribed.
Like the Industrial Revolution, the acceleration of Generative AI in recent years has transformed the world and has raised a flood of concerns about how these new technologies will affect human work. AI, not yet regulated in much of the world, gave rise to wrong information (including using human -stolen human similarities), as well as conflicts on intellectual property and employment displacement.
Francisco himself was the subject of AI’s misinformation in 2023, when an image generated by the AI that portrayed him using a fashion jacket became a viral online-one of the first widespread incidents that shows the potential of AI to deceive and disinfect.
In a warning issued by Francis at the beginning of last year, the Pope addressed AI’s potential to push “partial or completely false narratives,” additional “echo chambers” and create “new castes based on information and thus give rise to new forms of exploitation and inequality.”
Leo, the first pontiff born in the US, indicated in his Saturday speech that he intends to continue promoting the work of Francis, who was known for his commitment to social justice.
“It was clearly seen in the example of many of my predecessors and, more recently, by Pope Francis himself, with his example of complete dedication to service and the sober simplicity of life, his abandonment to God throughout his ministry and his serene confidence at the time of his return to his father’s house,” said the transcribed. “Let’s adopt this precious legacy and continue the journey, inspired by the same hope that is born of faith.”