Francis will address G7 leaders on Friday at their annual gathering in southern Italy — a first for a pope. He intends to use the occasion to join the chorus of countries and global bodies pushing for stronger guardrails on AI following the boom in generative artificial intelligence kickstarted by OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot.The Argentine pope used his annual peace message this year to call for an international treaty to ensure AI is developed and used ethnically.
Others fret about its effect on everyday life, through algorithmic bias that results in discrimination or AI systems that eliminate jobs.In his peace message, Francis echoed those concerns and raised others. He said AI must keep foremost concerns about guaranteeing fundamental human rights, promoting peace and guarding against disinformation, discrimination and distortion.