The Pope warned Catholic priests not to use AI to write their sermons, saying “the brain needs to be used.” Leo XIV, the first US-born pope, told clergy in Rome to resist the “temptation” to use the tech, because “to give a true homily is to share faith,” and AI “will never be able to share faith.” He also suggested that priests should not seek social media validation. Leo’s interest in the rise of AI partly inspired his papal name. He chose it in honor of Leo XIII, who wrote an encyclical on how machines were changing the world of work during the Industrial Revolution.
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The Pope warned Catholic priests not to use AI to write their sermons, saying “the brain needs to be used.” Leo XIV, the first US-born pope, told clergy in Rome to resist the “temptation” to use the tech, because “to give a true homily is to share faith,” and AI “will never be able to share faith.” He also suggested that priests should not seek social media validation. Leo’s interest in the rise of AI partly inspired his papal name. He chose it in honor of Leo XIII, who wrote an encyclical on how machines were changing the world of work during the Industrial Revolution.
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