The Vatican's AI summit is a crucial moment of moral leadership at a pivotal moment when artificial intelligence threatens to spiral beyond human control. Leading scientists are sounding urgent alarms about the potential of AGI to undermine human solidarity and create unprecedented power imbalances. Without immediate international regulation and ethical frameworks, AI development risks creating digital divides and concentrating dangerous capabilities in the hands of a few tech giants with little oversight or democratic accountability.
The focus on AGI dangers and "super intelligence" highlights Silicon Valley's marketing narratives, which are designed to concentrate power and funding in major tech companies, rather than addressing the real AI harms that are happening today. Emphasizing hypothetical future risks distracts from current issues like algorithmic bias, surveillance and labor displacement that already affect vulnerable communities worldwide. This apocalyptic framing serves corporate interests more than genuine safety concerns.
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