Pope urges Silicon Valley to avoid slide toward new “barbarism”

Re:Pope urges Silicon Valley to avoid slide toward new “barb... by drusepth on Friday September 27, 2019 @11:54PM (#21098326)

I'll save you a click: the "barbarism" in the clickbait title is incorrect usages of "technological advances such as artificial intelligence where the law of the strongest prevails over the common good" (article's paraphrasing, not Pope's words).

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Re:Pope urges Silicon Valley to avoid slide toward new “barb... by jhanschoo on Saturday September 28, 2019 @03:49AM (#21099049)

I don't think it's paraphrasing since those are quoted. Literally, in the lead paragraph,

> Pope Francis urged Silicon Valley giants on Friday to make sure technological advances such as artificial intelligence do not lead to a new “form of barbarism” where the law of the strongest prevails over the common good.

Unfortunately the minutes are unavailable afaict.

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Re:Pope urges Silicon Valley to avoid slide toward new “barb... by drusepth on Saturday September 28, 2019 @05:51AM (#21099447)

Thanks for clarifying. I was just specifying my quote above was from the article text, not a direct quote from the Pope.

FWIW, the actual quote from the Pope follows:

>"If mankind’s so-called technological progress were to become an enemy of the common good, this would lead to an unfortunate regression to a form of barbarism dictated by the law of the strongest"

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Re:Pope urges Silicon Valley to avoid slide toward new “barb... by anon9001 on Saturday September 28, 2019 @12:50AM (#21098526)

Thanks, I owe you a click ;)

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