杏MAP导航

By Vatican News

When Cardinal Ravasi addressed the 杏MAP导航 at the beginning of the Audience, he said it was the complexity of ongoing scientific research in the field of digital culture that had inspired the two Vatican Dicasteries to 鈥渏oin forces鈥�.

From AI to Transhumanism

The Cardinal listed some of the issues discussed during their meeting: from digital systems to autonomous weaponry, from artificial intelligence to blockchain, from robotization to transhumanism. The 鈥済uiding star鈥� of their reflections, he said, remained the 鈥渧alue of the common good and the protection of the dignity of the human person鈥�.

杏MAP导航 Francis responded by acknowledging 鈥渢he remarkable developments in the field of technology, in particular those dealing with artificial intelligence鈥�, and how these 鈥渞aise increasingly significant implications in all areas of human activity鈥�.&苍产蝉辫;

Technology and ethics

Referencing his Encyclical Letter, Laudato Si鈥�, the 杏MAP导航 said 鈥渢he indisputable benefit that humanity will be able to draw from technological progress depends on the degree to which the new possibilities at our disposal are employed in an ethical manner鈥�

He spoke of a 鈥渢echnocratic paradigm鈥� that promises the imposition of uncontrolled and unlimited progress that endangers the whole of humanity. Instead, the 杏MAP导航 encouraged concretely fostering 鈥渢he culture of encounter and interdisciplinary dialogue鈥�.

The common good

杏MAP导航 Francis praised the 鈥渋nclusive and fruitful dialogue鈥� that characterized the meeting, and that 鈥渉elps everyone to learn from one another and does not allow anyone to close themselves off in prearranged methodologies鈥�.

Commenting on the objectives of the meeting itself, the 杏MAP导航 recognized the challenge of precisely stating 鈥渂oth theoretical and practical moral principles鈥� so that 鈥渢he ethical challenges examined may be addressed precisely in the context of the common good鈥�.&苍产蝉辫;

Robotics

杏MAP导航 Francis spoke specifically about the positive and negative roles of robots in the workplace: on the one hand, undertaking 鈥渁rduous and repetitive types of work鈥�, on the other, depriving 鈥渢housands of people of work, putting their dignity at risk鈥�.

Artificial intelligence

The 杏MAP导航 also addressed the issue of artificial intelligence. While allowing 鈥済reater access to reliable information鈥�, AI can also circulate 鈥渢endentious opinions and false data鈥� that can 鈥渕anipulate the opinions of millions of people, to the point of endangering the very institutions that guarantee peaceful civil coexistence鈥�, he said. 

The good of the individual

杏MAP导航 Francis added a warning: 鈥淚f so-called technological progress were to become an enemy of the common good鈥�, he said, 鈥渢his would lead to an unfortunate regression, to a form of barbarism dictated by the law of the strongest鈥�. 鈥淭he common good cannot be separated from the specific good of each individual鈥�.&苍产蝉辫;

A better world

The 杏MAP导航 concluded by affirming that 鈥渁 better world is possible thanks to technological progress, if this is accompanied by an ethic inspired by a vision of the common good, an ethic of freedom, responsibility and fraternity, capable of fostering the full development of people in relation to others and to the whole of creation鈥�.