Cardinal Parolin: Artificial intelligence must be governed by law and inequalities must end

Speaking at the opening of the 150th anniversary of the Faculty of Canon Law at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin stated that artificial intelligence must be under the supervision of the law and must address inequalities.

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin inaugurated a five-day series of meetings as part of the 150th-anniversary celebrations of the Faculty of Canon Law at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. Offering a comprehensive evaluation of the fifth chapter of Pope Leo XIV's encyclical "Magnifica humanitas," Parolin drew attention to the importance of new technologies and the law. He stated that the university's purpose is not merely to train technical practitioners, but rather to cultivate guides who defend the rule of law.

Cardinal Parolin stated that artificial intelligence and technological innovations are not neutral, and that they can strengthen justice just as they can increase inequalities and exclusion. Emphasizing that developers bear ethical and spiritual responsibility, Parolin noted that digital infrastructures must look out for the common good and protect disadvantaged groups. He also reiterated the Pope's call to move beyond the theory of "just war," drawing attention to the destructive power of modern weapons.