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Pope Francis calls for AI slowdown, citing child labor and 'pure evil'

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Pope Francis has called for a global slowdown in the development and deployment of artificial intelligence, citing concerns about dangerous working conditions, particularly for children, involved in extracting rare earth elements. He expressed that AI is not merely problematic but potentially "pure evil," linking its advancement to corporate greed and capitalism. AI

IMPACT Pope Francis's strong condemnation of AI could influence public opinion and policy discussions regarding AI development and regulation.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains an opinion piece from a public figure about AI.

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Pope Francis calls for AI slowdown, citing child labor and 'pure evil'

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    "In some regions of the world, children and adolescents work in dangerous conditions, crushing the materials from which rare earth elements are extracted," wrot

    "In some regions of the world, children and adolescents work in dangerous conditions, crushing the materials from which rare earth elements are extracted," wrote the pope. AI isn't just 💩 It's pure evil. # AI # AISlop # AIAct # BanAI # BigTech # BigCorpo # CorporateGreed # Capita…

    LINKS reuters.com/…/pope-leo-urges-world-slow-d…

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