1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,960 Chelsea, once again, I'm going to be focusing on AI because I feel like that's one of the things 2 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:10,560 where I'm not just conveying bad information and you just get weird stories. Okay, I like it. 3 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:14,720 And I have to do find a bad news that needs to be conveyed article, but we're not doing that one. 4 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:19,200 We're going to do this one at stand. Oh, great. That's great. It's from the Associated Press, 5 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:26,800 AP News. This was published on January 18, 2024 by Francis D'Amelio. Title, 6 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:32,160 The Vatican's top expert on AI ethics is a friar from a medieval Franciscan order. 7 00:00:32,160 --> 00:00:39,680 Wait, what? Yeah. Did I understand that correctly? I don't know. Let's find out. 8 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:45,760 Friar Paolo Bonanti wears the plain brown roads of his medieval Franciscan order as he pursues one 9 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:50,720 of the most pressing issues of contemporary times. How to govern artificial intelligence so that it 10 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:56,880 enriches and does not exploit people's lives. This is a job at the Vatican for a friar. For a friar. 11 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:03,120 Bonanti is the Vatican's go-to person on the technology, and he is the ear of Pope Francis 12 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:08,560 as well as some of Silicon Valley's top engineers and executives. With a background in engineering, 13 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:13,200 a doctorate in moral theology, and a passion for what he calls the ethics of technology, 14 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:18,000 the 50-year-old Italian priest is on an urgent mission that he shares with Francis, who, in his 15 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:24,240 annual piecemesses of 2024, pushed for an international treaty to ensure the ethical use of AI technology. 16 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:27,440 What is the difference between a man who exists and a machine that functions? 17 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:31,840 Said Bonanti in an interview with Sweek with the Associated Press during a break at the 18 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:37,920 Pontifical Gregorian University, where he teaches courses such as moral theology and bioethics to 19 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:42,640 students preparing for the priesthood. Quote, This is perhaps the greatest question of these times, 20 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:47,280 because we are witnessing a challenge that every day grows more profound with a machine that is 21 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:52,160 humanizing. End quote. Bonanti is a member of the United Nations Advisory Board on Artificial 22 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:56,400 Intelligence, as well as head of an Italian government commission tasked with providing 23 00:01:56,400 --> 00:02:01,680 recommendations on how to safeguard journalism for fake news and other disinformation. He is also 24 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:07,360 a constant to the Vatican's Pontifical Academy for Life. Bonanti says he helps, quote, better 25 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:11,680 clarify the more technical terms for the Holy Father, end quote, during their encounters. 26 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:16,800 His knowledge came in handy for a 2023 meeting at the Vatican between Francis and Microsoft 27 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:22,800 President Brad Smith that focused on how AI could help or hurt humanity. I am learning so much. 28 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:27,920 Why was that even a meeting? Yeah. At the Vatican with Microsoft. 29 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:33,200 Like Chelsea, I just need to share my screen because you need to see it. I'm not even sure what's 30 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:38,320 going on in this room. I just need to share with you like this is what this guy looks like. And 31 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:44,160 it's exactly like what you would think. Like that's him just going about his day. Nope, that's a 32 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:48,480 fryer for sure. There's glasses. That's the thing that threw me off, but that's about it. That's 33 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:53,760 exactly what I was picturing actually. Yeah. So when everyone's picturing right now, go with it. 34 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:57,440 That that's what this guy looks like. It is absolutely what he looks like. Yep. 35 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:03,360 Francis and Smith have also discussed artificial intelligence, quote, at the service of the common 36 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:08,000 good end quote, during a meeting a few years earlier, according to the Vatican, with a papacy 37 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:12,960 heavily attentive to those who live on society's margins. Francis has made clear his concern that 38 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:18,080 AI technology could limit human rights by say negatively impacting a home buyer's mortgage 39 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:23,920 application, a migrants asylum bid or an evaluation of a offenders likelihood to repeat a crime, 40 00:03:23,920 --> 00:03:28,400 quote, it is clear that if we choose some data that aren't sufficiently inclusive, 41 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:33,920 we will have some choices that aren't inclusive, end quote said Benanti, whose religious order was 42 00:03:33,920 --> 00:03:38,800 founded nearly 13th century by St Francis of Assisi, who are now certainly riches and promoted 43 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:43,600 charitable works. Microsoft first reached out to Benanti several years ago for his thoughts on 44 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:49,040 technology, the fryer said. And in 2023, Smith did a podcast with Benanti in Rome, 45 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:53,600 describing the fryer as bringing quote, one of the most fascinating combinations in the world, 46 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:58,880 end quote, in terms of his background in engineering, ethics and technology to the AI debate. 47 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:02,880 This is just information. There's a bit more. Please go read the article just because you need 48 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:08,640 to see this guy to confirm that he does look like what you think and like information. I had no idea 49 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:16,560 this was going on. Not any single word that you just said was anything that I ever thought possible. 50 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:21,360 Like I really think this is on like Pinkerton level of things, we're just things just keep 51 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:27,920 happening. You're like, wait, what? Yeah, the things just keep happening in the article. There's 52 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:34,240 a whole world out there that I never thought possible. Have you just kept going? But yeah, 53 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:38,960 for those of you who were worried that the Pope isn't up to date on his AI thought, 54 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:45,280 you rest assured the friars have him covered. Yeah, there's someone for that job in the back. 55 00:04:45,280 --> 00:04:49,680 And I'm sure that this has sparked like many questions that you will be thinking about over 56 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:54,720 the next 48 hours. I know they have me in the meantime, like I hope they keep you occupied. 57 00:04:54,720 --> 00:05:05,280 We will see you on Friday. Bye.