教皇レオ、少数企業による不透明なAI運用は「新たな非人間化」のリスクと警告
教皇レオ14世は、初のAI専門回勅において、少数の巨大テクノロジー企業による不透明な人工知能システムの開発と運用が、人類に「新たな非人間化」をもたらす深刻なリスクがあると警告した。回勅は、AIの倫理的ガバナンス、透明性の確保、そして人間の尊厳を中心に据えた技術開発の必要性を強調している。
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