教皇レオ、AIの脅威を聖書の「バベルの塔」に例える
教皇レオ14世は新たな回勅で、人工知能（AI）の急速な発展が人類の結束を脅かし、聖書に登場するバベルの塔の寓話と同様の危険をもたらすと警告した。同教皇はAIがもたらす倫理的・社会的課題に警鐘を鳴らし、その開発と利用において人間の尊厳と共通善を優先するよう国際社会に呼びかけている。
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