The Vatican published a new text on artificial intelligence (AI) Tuesday, warning the tool could destroy the trust on which societies are built, while humans become “cogs in a machine”.
Pope Francis, regularly a victim of fake news and doctored photographs, cautioned earlier this month that AI could be “misused to manipulate minds”. The Vatican text elaborates on his thinking.
“AI-generated fake media can gradually undermine the foundations of society,” read the text, written by two Vatican departments and approved by the 88-year-old pontiff.
“As deepfakes cause people to question everything and AI-generated false content erodes trust in what they see and hear, polarisation and conflict will only grow”, it said.
“Such widespread deception is no trivial matter; it strikes at the core of humanity, dismantling the foundational trust on which societies are built.”
