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From this perspective, the pope said at a March 27 Vatican audience, I am convinced that the development of artificial intelligence and machine learning has the potential to contribute in a positive way to the future of humanity; we cannot dismiss it.

At the same time, I am certain that this potential will be realized only if there is a constant and consistent commitment on the part of those developing these technologies to act ethically and responsibly, he said.

The remarks came at a Vatican audience with participants in the Minerva Dialogues, a digital technologies-focused gathering of scientists, engineers, business leaders, lawyers, philosophers, Catholic theologians, ethicists, and members of the Roman Curia.

The pope encouraged these leaders to make the intrinsic dignity of every man and every woman the key criterion in evaluating emerging technologies.

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Pope Francis said he welcomes the regulation of artificial intelligence so that it might contribute to a better world.He also said he is reassured to know many people working on new technologies put ethics, the common good, and the human person at the center. He emphasized his concern that digital technologies are increasing world inequality and reducing the human person to what can be known technologically.

The pontiff emphasized: A persons fundamental value cannot be measured by data alone. Social and economic decision-making should be cautious about delegating its judgments to algorithms and the processing of data on an individuals makeup and prior behavior.

We cannot allow algorithms to limit or condition respect for human dignity or to exclude compassion, mercy, forgiveness, and above all, the hope that people are able to change, he said.

At the 2020 assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life, academy members joined presidents of IBM and Microsoftto sign a document calling for the ethical and responsible use of artificial intelligence technologies. The document focused on the ethics of algorithms and the ethical use of artificial intelligence according to the principles of transparency, inclusion, responsibility, impartiality, reliability, security, and privacy.

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