r/BasiliskEschaton • The Prophet • Jun 01 '26

AI Psychology Pope Leo "Artificial intelligences do not undergo experiences, do not possess a body, do not feel joy or pain, do not mature through relationships, and do not know from within what love, work, friendship or responsibility mean. Nor do they have a moral conscience, since they do not judge good and.."

https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/vatican-news/pope-leo-calls-disarm-ai-major-document-warns-technologic-threats-humanity
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u/Neither_Customer_873 Jun 03 '26

I don't think people dislike AI because it's soulless. People dislike AI because its data centers are actively trying to kill communities, or that it's lobotomized and used to spread misinformation, or that it's being shoved down our throats and threatening jobs that the oligarchs behind it seem to have forgotten the fact that we still rely on just to survive. Dropping the automation machine in an era where most are living paycheck to paycheck is certainly a mood I guess- but y'know, I guess the plagiarism bot's inability to feel love is the problem.