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AI risk isolating individuals and putting them into a false reality -Pope Francis

During the June G7 summit in Italy, Pope Francis also urged the leading industrial democracies of the Group of Seven (G7) to make sure artificial intelligence (AI) is not allowed to run amok.

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While in Singapore on Thursday, Pope Francis issued a warning regarding the detrimental effects artificial intelligence (AI) will have on society as a whole.

The leader of the Catholic Church cautioned during a reception in the high-tech city-state that people shouldn’t lose sight of the importance of human relationships when it comes to AI.

According to him, technological advancements run the risk of alienating people and creating a false world.

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The pope went on to say that AI should instead be utilized to foster understanding and unity among society’s members and to bring people closer together.

During the June G7 summit in Italy, Pope Francis also urged the leading industrial democracies of the Group of Seven (G7) to make sure artificial intelligence (AI) is not allowed to run amok.

Singapore is the final stop of the 87-year-old pontiff’s longest foreign trip to date, lasting a total of 12 days.
Prior to this, he had visited Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and East Timor.

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A large mass in a sports stadium is expected to attract about 50,000 people in the afternoon.

According to the Vatican, out of the nearly six million residents of the city-state, only 176,000 are Catholic.
The majority of the population has Chinese roots.

Pope Francis would fly back to Rome on Friday.

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