Pope at artificial intelligence conference: "Protecting human dignity"

[New Sancai Compilation and First Release] Pope Francis told leaders to "protect human dignity in this new era of machines" at the "Artificial Intelligence Ethics Conference" held in Hiroshima, Japan on July 10. He emphasized that decision-making power should be in the hands of The importance of being in human hands rather than artificial intelligence.

Francis also called for a ban on lethal autonomous weapons systems, stating that "no machine should choose to take human life."

"It is vital that we unite as brothers and sisters to remind the world that, given the tragedy of armed conflict, there is an urgent need to reconsider the development and use of devices such as so-called 'lethal autonomous weapons' and ultimately to ban their use." Francis Gossip said, reiterating the call he made at the G7 summit in Italy in June. "This starts with effective and concrete commitments to introduce stronger and more appropriate human controls."

An autonomous weapons system is any weapon that can select a target and apply force to the target without human intervention.

Leaders from Microsoft, IBM, Cisco, the United Nations and representatives of the world's major religions attended the meeting.

Microsoft Vice Chairman and President Brad Smith said Hiroshima, the site where the United States detonated an atomic bomb during World War II in 1945, was "a compelling backdrop to help ensure that the technologies humans create serve the world." Humanity and our common home.

(Compiled by: Wang Jimin)

(Editor: Jiang Qiming)

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