"The newly installed, American-born Pope Leo XIV, said, in a message to the attendees, that while it has great potential, AI poses deep questions, not least how to create a "more authentically just and human global society." More bluntly, he quoted his predecessor to remind his flock, that "While undoubtedly an exceptional product of human genius, AI is 'above all else a tool.'""
"According to Vatican news, participants highlighted the need to align disparate AI regulation initiatives "under a shared global framework - one that is binding, includes mechanisms for enforcement, and is supported by institutions suited to the digital age." Other key themes include environmental sustainability and reducing the energy consumption of datacenters. And "The future of work was examined through the lens of technological social justice, calling for cooperation among workers, employers, scientists, and governments to ensure a fair distribution of the benefits of AI.""
The Vatican hosted a seminar titled Digital Rerum Novarum focusing on AI for peace, social justice, and integral human development. Pope Leo XIV emphasized AI's potential while warning it raises fundamental questions about creating a more just and human global society and reiterated that AI is above all a tool. Participants urged alignment of AI regulation under a shared, binding global framework with enforcement and institutions adapted to the digital age. Discussions covered environmental sustainability, datacenter energy reduction, the future of work and fair distribution of AI benefits, and proposals such as universal basic income and basic capital.
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