The Vatican secretary of state expressed his concerns about artificial intelligence at a conference at the Italian Parliament on Sept. 17.
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, said nations should work together to face the challenges of artificial intelligence (AI).
Cardinal Parolin expressed his concerns about AI on the sidelines of the conference “Faith and Reason in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” held Sept. 16 in Rome at the Palazzo Montecitorio, the seat of the Italian Parliament.
As originally reported by Vatican News, Cardinal Parolin also delivered a keynote address at the conference, focusing on both the potential and the threats of AI. In his address, he thanked Italian President Sergio Mattarella for his recent appeal for greater collaboration among states on AI governance and said he hoped nations would respond.
“My concern is that there are countries which, in fact, want to go it alone,” Cardinal Parolin said in his address. “Let us stop and genuinely reflect on what the consequences of artificial intelligence and its use might be.”
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Speaking to journalists on the sidelines, Cardinal Parolin stated that he did not use AI to draft
