In a conclave, nothing is trivial. The choice of a new pope just like that of his name is a process that owes nothing to chance. Regarding the recent sovereign pontiff, Léon XIV, this title obviously refers to Léon XIII, the Holy Father of the end of the 19th, in the midst of an industrial revolution.
During his first speaking in front of the cardinals, Robert Francis Prevost explained his decision. Léon XIII was a figure of his time, a patriarch who had been able to mark his century, in particular with the publication of his encyclical ” Of the new ” Modernizing the church in depth.
This pope was focused on many public questions, starting with the workers’ conditions. Guardian of human dignity, no doubt once to adhere to socialist ideas, Léon XIII was very respected and listened to. During his inauguration speech, Leon XIV assured wanting “Continue on this same path”.
“In our time, the Church offers all the treasure of its social teaching in response to another industrial revolution and developments in the field of artificial intelligence which pose new challenges for the defense of human dignity, justice and work. »»
AI: The 21st century challenge
It is a certainty. Although nobody really knows how, but artificial intelligence will revolutionize our time. With the arrival of Chatgpt in the public sphere, Mr. and Mrs. everyone became aware of the scope of this technology. Many professions are threatened, directly or indirectly by the arrival of AI.
In a 2025 employment report, the International Monetary Forum ensures that 45 % of companies will have to reduce their payroll in favor of AI and the automation of certain tasks. At the same time, the World Labor Organization published a report in 2024 on the very precarious living conditions of the “creators” of the AI.
The church wants to engage even more
The will of the new sovereign pontiff Leon XIV to take these contemporary questions with the body the body is not unprecedented. His predecessor, Pope Francis, had already discussed this subject on several occasions. Last year he questioned the usefulness of artificial intelligence.
For him, she only brought “Distortion of reality by partially or completely false stories, raw and disseminated as if they were true. »» In his latest public speech before his death, Pope Francis raised several questions, including the impact of new technologies in our “human relations”.
While his mandate has just started, Pope Léon XIV seems to want to follow this critical guideline. The Catholic Church may have lost its political power for 200 years, it has retained a strong power of communication. The Vatican recognizes 1 billion 300 million baptized worldwide.
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