Pope Leo XIV has rejected the idea of an AI Pope, saying in an interview with biographer Eloise Allen that "if there's anybody who should not be represented by an avatar, I would say the Pope is high on the list" (first spotted by The Register). Pope Leo, who is forthright about his views on the new technology, also said that he had been asked for his authorisation to create an AI Pope
"Someone recently asked authorization to create an artificial me so that anybody could sign onto this website and have a personal audience with 'the Pope'," said the pontiff. "This artificial intelligence Pope would give them answers to their questions, and I said, 'I'm not going to authorize that'."
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panda_abyss@lemmy.ca · 83 pts · 343d
Why would the idea of an AI Pope even make it to the pope?
The pope is supposed to be God’s messenger on Earth, the idea that man creates its own messenger in place of the one God selected is obviously a huge sin of pride.
Now I don’t know that the pope is in fact chosen by God, I’m not even confident in the idea of God, I’m just saying the idea itself is an affront to Catholicism.
Edit: Space Pope might be skirting a technicality here, but I don’t think you can do AI pope even in space.
Jessvj93@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 343d
Already saw a church make use of an AI Charlie Kirk to give a sermon they made up. Dangerous road were on when even Jesus himself can start being used to give whatever twisted message these people using AI are trying to do. Why they ask a living pope tho, is weird.
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca · 13 pts · 343d
That sounds like creating a graven image and bowing down to it to me…
(I also like the part where God says if you have to build a stone alter, using a carved/hewn stone is polluting his work)
onslaught545@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 343d
These people are Christian in name only. They only care about the Bible when they can use it to justify their selfishness and hatred.
Shit, the Bible says in multiple places that life begins at first breath and even has instructions for an abortion ritual, but it won't stop them from using their religion to push their pro forced birth agenda.
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 343d
A lot of this is why I can’t call myself any religious sect.
I grew up in the catholic and united church and a bit of Calvinism. The United church was full of fantastic community minded people.
But eventually I grew agnostic developed the opinion that if there is a god (and there’s no way of knowing) and they care more about rituals and symbols than how you live, then I don’t really care what they think.
The older I get the more I look at Jesus and feel that guy seemed pretty great. I like what he teaches: treat everyone equal and nobody is beneath you, treat people how you’d like to be treated, love your neighbour, accept strangers. That’s a solid foundation to live by whether you believe in a god or not.
Then I look south and I just feel gross with how so many evangelicals live their lives. It blows my mind 80%+ of them voted for Trump.
Grimy@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 343d
I think AI will lead to a lot of disillusionment in society. If the church can grab Charlie Kirk's image and have him say whatever they want, chances are they are doing that same with the word of God.
It might seem obvious to us that the church is bullshit, but it isn't for the older generations.
It's a bit like how my grandma started assuming every phone call is a scam since AI came out. Half of them were scams before too but she used to just barrel into them.
jaybone@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 343d
Pretty sure the pope is not chosen by god. He’s chosen by cardinals.
BagOfHeavyStones@piefed.social · 1 pts · 343d
Tweet tweet!
Cassanderer@thelemmy.club · 1 pts · 343d
Heretic!
theUwUhugger@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 343d
A manmade messenger to replace a manmade messenger! As there is no miracle electing the new pope but a unanimous vote decided by deals and schemes of our red friends
Overall I support ai pope, cause it would be funny
Reverendender@sh.itjust.works · 40 pts · 343d
JasonDJ@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 342d
I was thinking Rev. Lionel Preacherbot was about to get a promotion.
ininewcrow@lemmy.ca · 32 pts · 343d
The Catholic Church has already done that job
Rooskie91@discuss.online · 13 pts · 343d
Yeah and they want to keep their corner on the market.
slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org · 5 pts · 343d
If AI starts to fuck children, what would even be the point of going to church
josefo@leminal.space · 1 pts · 342d
They have a smaller carbon footprint [1]. They are the environmentally friendly option.
[1] citation needed
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 343d
Takes one to know one.
SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works · 22 pts · 343d
"Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind"
I guess the pope is a fan of Frank Herbert.
JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 15 pts · 343d
Rare Pope W
FaceDeer@fedia.io · 11 pts · 343d
Meanwhile, the Dalai Lama has said that he might reincarnate as a computer someday once they're powerful enough.
Until we can build a PKE meter to actually measure whether souls are present in particular objects it's just duelling religion.
BagOfHeavyStones@piefed.social · 1 pts · 343d
He better watch out for Winamp!
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 324d
tibet in 2077
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh1cb-m9JwQ
Zacryon@feddit.org · 10 pts · 343d
True. AI doesn't fuck children.
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 342d
I'm sure they're working on that.
Grimy@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 343d
"it's not personal enough. You can't feel the touch of god through a computer. A priest can't feel his congregation needs or the soft skin of a little boy through a keyboard. It's an affront to Jesus, pure heresy"
JackbyDev@programming.dev · 6 pts · 343d
The idea that AI can interpret scripture is funny to me. It's almost like it's an admission there are no divine insights to be made. Though I suppose people could believe God talks to/works through machines.
thelittleerik@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 342d
Although the comment is true. The irony writes itself when you realize, so are religions.
pennomi@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 343d
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 343d
AI Pope just really giving it to humanity here and B'GAWD! It's The Real Pope with a folding chaaaaiiiirrrr! Oh! Oh My!
UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 343d
He says a lot of nice stuff and seems to be a little progressive, I hope he follows through.
Cassanderer@thelemmy.club · 2 pts · 343d
Why is that news? What makes you think the pope would have an AI pope?
Dumb headline.
ChairmanMeow@programming.dev · 4 pts · 343d
Apparently someone asked him if they could create a website with an AI Pope Leo that could answer questions.
fakeplastic@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 343d
Gordito@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 343d
"Alright guys, it's hard to get on the news with everything going on in the world. What's gonna go viraaaaal??? I want it to be shared eeeeverywhere! We're gonna be the next scabbadiddle on tiki tak. Can we come up with something about AI? That's a word people are using a lot these days and brings attention! Ok, perfect let's circle back later this afternoon with your best catchy and attention grabbing headlines people!!"
Paragone@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 331d
Brains!!
He's got brains!!
GOOD!!
( in spite of his view that Jesus's "the 2nd law is love your neighbor as your brother" doesn't apply to the alphabet-soup LGBTAgnosticAnglicanWavyhairedNordicTechno-listeningWhatever people ( I'm just being silly, catty, & fey, since if the gays have the right to be that way, then us cishet guys do too!
so THeRe, eh?
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There is NOTHING in the new-testament which showed that benJoseph was committed to destroying people born wired into other genders, that I know-of,
so therefore the positions of the "churches" is standing entirely on stuff that isn't of their root-guru, benJoseph,
but is in the rest of the book, which their root-guru identified as "mostly rules made by men, not G-D", in their own new-testament.
Should their root-guru return, he's promised ( Matt 24, iirc ) to return outside their churches, & we'll see how conforming-with-the-churches-he-isn't-of that he's going to be, won't we?
Should their root-guru return, that is. )
Here's their root-guru quoting Isaiah, saying that people are taking as G-D's religion rules made by men, which is exactly the point I'm trying to get known..
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matt+15%3A7-14&version=CJB
Pruning-out the non-universal stuff, there is actually little left, of any religion, & it's all principles, not culturally-formed-traditions..
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