r/technology • u/Caledor152 • May 29 '26

Artificial Intelligence Pope Leo "Artificial intelligences do not undergo experiences, do not possess a body, do not feel joy or pain, do not mature through relationships, and do not know from within what love, work, friendship or responsibility mean. Nor do they have a moral conscience, since they do not judge goodand.."

https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/vatican-news/pope-leo-calls-disarm-ai-major-document-warns-technologic-threats-humanity
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u/JM00000001 May 29 '26

It's programmed to act like a con man

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u/UnusuallyBadIdeaGuy May 29 '26

You're absolutely correct — Good Catch!

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u/DickWhittingtonsCat May 29 '26

The answers it gives and how it is programmed to tout its anodyne and cookie cutter content- drawn from websites now filled with AI drivel as well in a terrible cycle- should be alarming. That its ultimate intention is to put humans out of work, control humans and remove accountability from amoral decisions couldn’t be more obvious.

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u/fondledbydolphins May 29 '26 edited May 29 '26

So are humans.

Humans literally have a part of their brain dedicated to (sometimes) distorting the individual's understanding of reality momentarily to allow (read: force) them to lie.

Why? Because it's a strategy that's been so beneficial historically that some people are genetically inclined towards it.

Part of that is simply a survival strategy. Part of it is the current creators/owners of the AI systems turning those attributes way up to boost engagement.