In another sign of his close attention to the ever-growing importance of artificial intelligence and the impact it will have on the future of humanity and the church, Pope Leo has approved the establishment of an inter-dicasterial commission at the Vatican on the subject.
The Vatican announced this today, May 16, and said the pope approved the new commission in a rescriptum—a papal decree in respo...
The establishment of an inter-dicasterial commission signifies a formal integration of technological and spiritual concerns within the central administrative structure of the Church. This move reflects a pattern where high-level spiritual authority addresses rapidly evolving secular phenomena like AI, attempting to frame technological development within the existing moral and pastoral framework. The process involves assigning formal coordination to the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Deve...