The Vatican released the long-awaited document Antiqua et Nova ("Ancient and New") on artificial intelligence on Jan. 28. It explores the relationship between human and artificial intelligence, emphasizing that humans cannot be replaced by AI, which must always serve the common good. Bishop Paul Tighe, secretary for the culture section of the Dicastery for Culture and Education, joins Inside the Vatican host Colleen Dulle to discuss the document, and Vatican's broader approach and response to AI.

0:00 Intro
0:16 What is Antiqua et Nova?
2:40 How long was it in the works, and why release it now?
4:51 What are some of the document's specific concerns?
5:25 What does the document says about work, warfare and AI?
7:30 The current capabilities and limitations of AI
8:27 Healthcare and AI
11:31 When it comes to the question of commercial interest, what is the Vatican advocating for?
13:51 Social media's role
14:12 The global consequences of a rise in commercialized digitalization
16:55 Colleen on social media
17:42 The Vatican and the fields of science and technology
18:36 The history of the Vatican's engagement with AI
19:49 What is a Pontifical Academy?
20:51 Digital technologies' history in the Vatican
21:30 Minerva Dialogues: Partnership between the Vatican and companies from Silicon Valley
24:31 What companies are a part of the Minerva Dialogues?
25:20 The Pontifical Academy for Life and the Rome Call for Ethics
26:32 Who has aligned and signed onto the agreement?
27:22 Is the Antiqua et Nova the Vatican's official word on AI?

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