AI and the Dignity of the Human Person - The accelerated development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has prompted many lively discussions, from Aquinas students writing to me to express their concerns about energy consumption and possible encroachment on the role of artists, through to Pope Leo XIV’s recent encyclical . While recognising there are benefits to some uses of AI, in Magnifica Humanitas (“Magnificent Humanity”), Pope Leo appeals for the safeguarding of humanity, promotion of truth, dignity of work, social justice, and peace. Pleading that AI must serve human dignity, justice, and the common good rather than profit, power, or control, he cautions that AI has the potential to increase inequality, threaten jobs, spread misinformation, and even be used in warfare if not guided by strong ethical principles and public accountability.
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