“Ultimately, the future lies not in machines, but in the moral choices of humanity,” a high-ranking Vatican official said yesterday during an artificial intelligence event yesterday co-sponsored by the Australian Embassy to the Holy See. Source: Vatican News.
Sr Raffaella Petrini, President of the Governorate of Vatican City State, made the comments during a discussion on “AI and the Future of Work” held yesterday at Rome’s Pontifical Gregorian University.
The event was convened by the US embassy to the Holy See and co-sponsored by the Australian, British, Canadian, Japanese, Taiwan, and US ambassadors to the Holy See, along with a number of universities.
It brought together leading voices to explore the frontiers of artificial intelligence and the future of work.
The dialogue convened technology creators, theologians, ethicists, regulators, policymakers, academics, and civil society to discuss AI and the future of work, and our shared responsibility to shape that future.
In her keynote, Sr Petrini observed that AI is a transformative force that necessitates a shared responsibility.
“In today’s era of profound innovation, AI offers enormous potential, but also brings us to a crucial crossroads,” she said, stressing that “choices must be made in order to ensure that this technology serves the interests of all humanity, always prioritising human and social values above all else.”
Sr Petrini observed that work is one of the most important targets of these choices, “not only because the Church believes it is a fundamental dimension of man’s existence on earth, but also because independently of its objective content, it is a dimension that allows a person to realise his or her humanity”.
“In other words, work,” she explained, “enables a person to fulfill his or her calling as a human being,” as she acknowledged that we are in an age where artificial intelligence is redefining work and communication.”
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Sr Petrini: ‘Future of work doesn’t lie in machines, but in humanity’s moral decisions’ (By Deborah Castellano Lubov, Vatican News)
