Meet the Franciscan friar advising Pope Francis on AI ethics
Friar Paolo Benanti is the Vatican's go-to person on A.I. technology, and he has the ear of Pope Francis as well as some of Silicon Valley's top engineers and executives.
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Paolo Benanti, the Pope's AI advisor, on ensuring algorithms respect human dignity
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Paolo Benanti, the Pope's AI advisor, on ensuring algorithms respect human dignity
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Meet the man advising the Catholic Church on AI
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The Franciscan monk helping the Vatican take on — and tame — AI
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The Franciscan monk helping the Vatican take on — and tame — AI
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The Vatican's top expert on AI ethics is a friar from a medieval Franciscan order
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