VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Microsoft President Brad Smith met Pope
Francis on Wednesday to discuss the ethical use of artificial
intelligence and ways to bridge the digital divide between rich and poor
nations, the Vatican said.
The
head of the global tech giant and the 81-year-old Roman Catholic
leader, who once said he is a “disaster” when it comes to technology,
spoke for about 30 minutes in the pontiff’s residence.
The
pair discussed “artificial intelligence at the service of the common
good and activities aimed at bridging the digital divide that still
persists at the global level”, according to a statement.
Smith,
60, told the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano in an interview that
“strong ethical and new, evolved laws” were needed so that
technological advances such as artificial intelligence do not fall into
the wrong hands.
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