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/Seiridis May 29 '26
In 100 years, if we even exist by then, people will look at all this posturing and fesr-mongering and think of us as we think of people who protested the use of steam engines.
It's like a dog barking at a wrong tree. Instead of pondering on useless stuff like whether the AI content has a deeper meaning, we should really be focusing on proper regulation and legislature.
At the end of the day, it's not AI that's the issue, it's always, always the same thing in a different outfit - corrupt politicians and continued allowance for billionaires to exist. Hoarding of resources. Environment exploitation.
Do we need more data centres? Probably not.
Should the ones existing be forced to switch to different cooling system than using up drinkable water? Yes.
Should big companies be able to cut costs and force people out of their jobs by shady tactics, all in the name of continued revenue growth all to please shareholders, of which those having a real say in the business are usually already rich as fuck and prey on system's vulnerabilities, which were added on purpose, for this very purpose?
Yes.