INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Vatican has teamed up with Microsoft and IBM to promote the ethical development of artificial intelligence (AI) while also calling for
which asserts that technology should respect privacy, work reliably and do so without bias
concerns among businesses and institutions that restrictions need to be put in place as the use cases for AI continue to evolve
For example, law enforcement agencies have used facial recognition systems to investigate crimes while Fortune 500 companies have turned to
AI to vet job applicants.Both of these cases illustrate high-stakes tasks where deploying an AI system with inaccurate or biased software
could harm people instead of helping them.Pope Francis also warned about the dangers of AI being used to extract data, often without the
know nothing about them, dulls critical thought and the conscious exercise of freedom
Microsoft have both signed the Vatican's document, it is still unclear as to whether other tech companies will get on board
At the same time, we also don't know how signatories will implement the principles laid out in the Vatican's pledge.In addition to the new
document, Vatican officials also said that they could potentially provide material for a possible papal document on AI.Via Reuters
