Friar Paolo Benanti is president of Italy’s Commission for Artificial Intelligence. / Credit: Courtesy of Paul VI Foundation/Screenshot
Madrid, Spain, Jan 17, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).
FranciscanfriarPaoloBenanti,anexpertinartificialintelligence(AI),warnedofitsethicalrisksduringacolloquiumorganizedbythePaulVIFoundationinMadrid,pointingoutthat“thepeoplewhocontrolthistypeoftechnologycontrolreality.”
TheItalianpriest,presidentoftheItaliangovernment’sCommissionforArtificialIntelligence,emphasizedthat“therealitywearefacingisdifferentfromthatof10or15yearsagoandit’sarealitydefinedbysoftware.”
“Thisstartingpointhasanimpactonthewayinwhichweexercisethethreeclassicrightsconnectedwiththeownershipofathing:use,abuse,andusufruct,”heexplained.(TheCambridgeDictionarydefinesusufructas“thelegalrighttousesomeoneelse’spropertytemporarilyandtokeepanyprofitmadefromit.”)
Thisisespeciallytrueregardingusufruct,because“thevaluesthatyouproducewiththeuseofthesedevicesarenotyoursbutgotothecloud,”Benantinoted.
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