Faithful leave St. Peter's Basilica at the end of a mass presided by Pope Francis at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — A Vatican document released Tuesday offers wide-ranging ethical guidelines for the application of artificial intelligence in sectors from warfare to health care, with an underlying call that the burgeoning technology must be used as a tool to complement, and not replace, human intelligence.
Pope Francis has issued several warnings about the risks associated with AI technology, and this new document by the Vatican’s doctrine and cultural offices expands on what the pontiff has already said.