Pope Francis joins G7 summit to talk AI with world leaders

Pope Francis is about to attend the upcoming G7 summit to debate the event of synthetic intelligence (AI) and the challenges it poses.

Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni confirmed the Pope might be current on the gathering in Puglia, Italy scheduled for June 13 to June 15. The leaders of the USA, the UK, Germany, France, Canada, and Japan will all be current. An invitation may even be prolonged to some choose different dignitaries who’ve AI excessive on their agenda.

With Italy assuming the rotating G7 presidency as of the beginning of 2024, Meloni will host her counterparts in addition to the pinnacle of the Roman Catholic Church. Although the Vatican is its personal state, it’s positioned inside Rome.

This would be the seventh such summit to happen in Italy, with the final one held in Genoa in 2001.

“It’s the first time in historical past {that a} pontiff will participate within the workings of G7,” Meloni stated in an handle forward of the assembly. She added that Pope Francis could be a part of a working session on AI, describing the state of affairs as certainly one of “the best anthropological challenges of our time.”

The Italian PM continued, “I’m satisfied that the presence of His Holiness will give a decisive contribution to drawing up an moral and cultural regulatory framework to synthetic intelligence.”

Meloni’s feedback had been delivered in the identical week that Italian lawmakers approved legislation for the home AI market, on its use, funding and sanctions on AI-related offenses.

Pope continues concentrate on AI

Pope Francis has beforehand used his standing and authority to implore world leaders and authorities to succeed in a global consensus to safeguard the evolving improvement of AI.

He pressured the necessity to urgently collaborate to make sure human oversight and management, to restrict the affect of know-how, for the higher good of mankind.

“We can not presume a priori that its improvement will make a useful contribution to the way forward for humanity and peace amongst peoples.”

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