CV NEWS FEED // The Holy See Press Office has released the agenda for Pope Francis’ visit to Pugllia, Italy for the G7 Summit, revealing that the Pontiff is set to speak during a session devoted to Artificial Intelligence (AI).
On June 14, Pope Francis traveled to the southern Italian town of Borgo Egnazia for the 50th G7 Summit, marking the first time a pope has participated in the gathering of world economic leaders.
The June 13-15 Summit is presided over by Italy, and includes participation of the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom.
Presidents of the European Council and Commission, as well as numerous other state leaders and representatives of international organizations were also invited to the annual event.
According to a June 14 AP News report, Pope Francis called upon leaders “to keep human dignity foremost in developing and using artificial intelligence,” during his afternoon speech.
He further warned, “We would condemn humanity to a future without hope if we took away people’s ability to make decisions about themselves and their lives, by dooming them to depend on the choices of machines.”
“No machine should ever choose to take the life of a human being,” the Pope stated.
Pope Francis’ schedule for the event also included bilateral talks with leaders such as Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, French President, Emmanuel Macron, and Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau.
The Pontiff also held a second session of bilateral talks which included US President Joe Biden, Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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