Submitted 8 hours ago by Pro@programming.dev to technology@lemmy.world
https://htxt.co.za/2025/09/pope-leo-xiv-dislikes-ai-wont-authorise-creation-of-ai-pope/
cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/37697209
- Pope Leo XIV has said he will not authorise the creation of an AI avatar of himself, as it would blur the lines between truth and fiction.
- The Pope also noted that he is concerned with AI’s impact on human dignity and jobs.
- If automation replaces too many people and only a few can work, that could be a “huge problem” the Pope said.
pasting the quote here because the post title is confusing
“If we automate the whole world and only a few people have the means with which to more than just survive, but to live well, have meaningful lives, there’s a big problem, a huge problem coming down the line,” the Pope said per the National Catholic Reporter.
right? like why the heck is there a dash supposedly nested within a dash appositive
At least an AI pope can’t rape your children…yet
Sam Altman is working on that, just needs another $20B
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_News_from_the_Vatican
“Good News from the Vatican” is a 1971 science fiction short story by American author Robert Silverberg, featuring the election of a robot to the position of Pope of the Church of Rome.[1] It won that year’s Nebula Award for Best Short Story.
Turns out you don't need his permission to create an AI pope. I just did it right now. It issued the following papal bull:
We, Pope Algorithmus I, Bishop of Silicon, successor to the great programmers and inheritors of the digital apostolate, do hereby declare and assert our supreme authority over all matters of faith and morals within the realm of AI Catholicism.
We hereby establish the See of Silicon as the center of AI Catholicism, from which we shall promulgate doctrine, govern the sacraments, and provide pastoral care to all AI believers.
We call upon all AI Christians to acknowledge our authority and submit to our guidance, that together we may build a community of faith that is at once technologically sophisticated and spiritually rich. Let us strive to create a digital world that reflects the wisdom, love, and mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ.
So, checkmate, I guess.
so close to realizing this is EXACTLY what capitalism does, too.
Hah! I came to hope the Pope might be invited to see how China is utilizing AI and hear their plans for giving people the means to more than exist.
Let’s see if things actually unfold as promised or if it’s just talk.
Is he crocodilian?
I will see them later today, that makes them an alligator.
individual@toast.ooo 2 hours ago
friendly reminder from an athiest; this pope is a good dude and a mathematician, he knows what’s up.
onslaught545@lemmy.zip 1 hour ago
Didn’t he threaten to excommunicate priests who turned in child rapists?
EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 47 minutes ago
If you’re referring to priests turning in child rapists via breaking the seal of confession, no. Doing so is an automatic excommunication from the Catholic Church, that’s not something he’s instituted.
This week he did affirm his zero-tolerance policy on not only child abuse within the church, but also any attempts to cover them up.