Vatican Hosts AI Summit During Human Fraternity Meeting

Published SEP 17 2025

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The Spin

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Paolo Benanti on LinkedIn

The focus on AGI dangers and "super intelligence" highlights Silicon Valley's marketing narratives, which are designed to concentrate power and funding in major tech companies, rather than addressing the real AI harms that are happening today. Emphasizing hypothetical future risks distracts from current issues like algorithmic bias, surveillance and labor displacement that already affect vulnerable communities worldwide. This apocalyptic framing serves corporate interests more than genuine safety concerns.

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Metaculus Prediction

There's a 50% chance that the first general AI system will be devised, tested, and publicly announced by October 2033, according to the Metaculus prediction community.