Vatican City, April 27, 2024 / 5:30 p.m. (ACI Africa).
Pope Francis will attend the G7 summit in June to discuss the ethics of artificial intelligence, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced Friday.
The summit of the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations will be held in the Puglia region of southern Italy from June 13-15 and will bring together the leaders of Britain, Canada, France, from Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States.
Meloni, who will chair the summit, said in an April 26 video message that Pope Francis had accepted his invitation to attend a summit session on the topic of artificial intelligence.
“This is the first time in history that a pontiff has participated in the work of a G7,” Meloni said.
“I am convinced that the presence of His Holiness will make a decisive contribution to the definition of a regulatory, ethical and cultural framework for artificial intelligence,” she added.
