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Franciscan expert on artificial intelligence addresses its ethical challenges

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“thevalues​​thatyouproducewiththeuseofthesedevicesarenotyoursbutgotothecloud,”Benantinoted. �