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Pope Leo XIV Warns AI Fosters 'Corruption of Culture
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In Short: Pope Leo XIV warned that artificial intelligence has fostered a 'corruption of culture' during a speech at UNESCO in Paris.
PARIS — Pope Leo XIV warned that artificial intelligence has fostered a 'corruption of culture' that could affect what it means to be human, during a speech at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Friday.
Pope Leo XIV is visiting France from Sept. 25–28 and was given a brief tour of UNESCO's headquarters, including the library, which houses UNESCO’s diplomatic archives, before his address.
The pontiff also noted that every culture is challenged by the question of what it means to be human, stating that even in the twenty-first century, we cannot take for granted that we know who the human person is or what it means to live as a human being.
He added that the corruption of culture which we are considering finds its redemption in the public square of Pentecost.
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Pope Leo XIV's warning builds on his previous comments during his Sept. 16 weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, where he warned against setting the perfection of the human person and the development of society against one another, stating that such a separation would render them meaningless.
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During his Sept. 16 weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Leo warned against setting the perfection of the human person and the development of society against one another, stating that such a separation would render them meaningless.
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