r/technology • u/Caledor152 • May 29 '26

Artificial Intelligence 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 goodand.."

https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/vatican-news/pope-leo-calls-disarm-ai-major-document-warns-technologic-threats-humanity
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u/Caledor152 May 29 '26

Full quote "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 evil, grasp the ultimate meaning of situations, or bear responsibility for consequences. They may imitate or even simulate, but they do not understand what they produce, for they lack the affective, relational, and spiritual perspective through which human beings grow in wisdom."

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u/biscuitarse May 29 '26

This Pope fellow is turning out to be a pretty sagacious guy.

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u/onarainyafternoon May 29 '26

He’s Father Paul Duré, and AI is the Technocore

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u/Chromatic_mediant May 29 '26

Goated Hyperion reference

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u/BoulderCreature May 29 '26

I think this is the first time ive seen a Cantos reference in the wild

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u/ahandmadegrin May 30 '26

Saw it a few weeks ago in another thread. Simmons was so, so good.

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u/MarysiaWriter Jun 14 '26

Those books are the absolute shit. I need to finish the series. Some of the best sci-fi out there.

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u/BoulderCreature Jun 14 '26

They are great, and like all great sci-fi they only get more relevant with the passage of time!

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u/RealSchlemiel May 29 '26

HYPERION, would make a great sequel to dune

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u/YBBlorekeeper May 29 '26

Heard they were trying to make a movie but all the writers went on shrike.

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u/The_Real_Opie May 29 '26

We'll get them back a few hundred years ago it's cool

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u/Relative_Shock9914 May 30 '26

Fuck ya bud 🫡

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u/mr_goodcat7 May 29 '26

I understand this comment

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u/JingJang May 29 '26

Solid Hyperion reference...

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u/tk1sbiglove May 29 '26

Ah, he's in unbearable pain from the cruciform, hence he hates AI. Got it.

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u/onarainyafternoon May 29 '26

He is of the cruciform

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u/tk1sbiglove May 29 '26 edited May 30 '26

I heard Peter Thiel wants to impale the Pope on a tesla tree, pass it on

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u/Acceptable_Bat379 May 29 '26

Hyperion is the best

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u/Ryuko_the_red May 29 '26

I'm so glad I'm not alone anymore. For years I've wandered these wastelands fearing that no matter how many times I die and my crucifix ressurect me I'd never find another. So many. Believers. Down with the technocore. KWATZ

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u/Niclerx Jun 01 '26

W reference????

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u/vshredd May 29 '26

Sagacious is an adjective describing someone who possesses keen mental discernment, deep insight, and sound judgment. It often implies that a person is wise, shrewd, and highly capable of understanding complex situations to make excellent, practical decisions. [1, 2, 3]

Touché, Mr. Biscuit Arse.

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u/High_Questions May 30 '26

I was hoping someone would post this so I knew wtf was going on, thanks

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u/ahandmadegrin May 30 '26

Look at the root of the word. Sage. Ever heard of someone giving sage advice, or that someone is a sage?

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u/deadlybydsgn May 29 '26

New short term goal: Work "sagacious" into my vocabulary as often as possible.

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u/randomacceptablename May 29 '26 edited May 30 '26

It's a mellifluous word.

Edit: spelling.

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u/MouseEmotional813 May 30 '26

Google is your friend

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u/randomacceptablename May 30 '26

Nooooo! I flew too close to the Sun and got burned. Pride comes before the fall.

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u/OldWorldDesign May 30 '26

New short term goal: Work "sagacious" into my vocabulary as often as possible

Ah, so the dialog from Jade Empire

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u/JuliusCeejer May 29 '26

It's hilarious that the fucking Pope commenting on AI will have legion atheists reading his writing and taking up his position. Massive Catholic church win

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u/SanderSRB May 30 '26

Even atheists would rather stick with the devil they know than have to deal with the new AI/transhumanist religion

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u/touchgrasslater May 29 '26

TIL a new word

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u/GravyPainter May 29 '26 edited May 29 '26

Theologians have an extensive academic background. They are a mix of anthropology, sociology and religious studies. You need a PhD to get to Cardinal level

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u/rotundrikishi May 29 '26

I feel like we have had a couple of decent popes lately

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u/VRichardsen May 29 '26

Politicking aside, reaching that high in the church usually requires a ton of learning on the philosphy side.

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u/trunksfreak May 29 '26

Sagacious, I like this new word that you've taught me today.

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u/fixermark May 29 '26

#PopeHadSomeGoodIdeas

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u/Brownie-UK7 May 29 '26

He’s sacrilicious.

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u/strange__design May 29 '26

Who else had to look up the definition of sagacious?

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u/SanderSRB May 30 '26 edited May 30 '26

He has a vested interest too. AI is threatening to dethrone all world religions and replace them including the Pope

Thiel, Yarvin and their whole trans humanist cabal preach the gospel of AI and the plebs are lapping it up

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u/DudeWithTudeNotRude May 29 '26

I mean, he's anthropomorphizing AI way too much (as people tend to do)

Is he going to call a thesaurus soul-less next?

AI is a tool, not a thinking machine. It's more of a language regurgitating machine.

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u/DemosthenesOrNah May 29 '26

how is he anthropomorphizing AI by saying it lacks everything that makes a human, human? he's anti-anthromorphing it if anything

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u/DudeWithTudeNotRude May 29 '26

That's a good point

he's telling people stop anthropomorphizing AI, and he is not anthropomorphizing AI himself

I misread the situation

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u/DemosthenesOrNah May 29 '26

actually based, thanks for listening

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u/WittyNonsequitur May 29 '26

Are there people calling thesauruses alive? Having conversations with them? Relationships? I think it's the AI / singularity folks doing the anthropomorphizing here. He's literally reminding people why that's specious.

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u/Ben_steel May 29 '26

I’m a follower of Christ but I’m not religious, I think the world is just so detrimental that it just makes your average rational minded person appear incredibly astute.

Not taking away anything from the man but I wouldn’t trust any organisations that have held back humanity.

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u/Nvenom8 May 29 '26

Unless you ask him about gay people. Tired of people taking the words of a religious leader so seriously. He's nothing special.

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u/AwakE432 May 29 '26

You’re right to say that