## Pope Leo refuses to authorise an AI Pope and declares the technology 'an empty, cold shell that will do great damage to what humanity is about'

Authored by pcgamer.com

Pope Leo, who is forthright about his views on the new technology, also said that he had been asked for his authorisation to create an AI Pope.

"Someone recently asked authorization to create an artificial me so that anybody could sign onto this website and have a personal audience with 'the Pope'," said the pontiff.

"This artificial intelligence Pope would give them answers to their questions, and I said, 'I'm not going to authorize that'.".

Pope Leo has previously said that he chose the name Leo partially as a tribute to Pope Leo III, the 19th century Pope best-known for Rerum novarum, a treatise on the exploitation of the working class during the Industrial Revolution.

In one of his first addresses to cardinals, Pope Leo said AI is "another Industrial Revolution.".

In this latest interview, the Pope returns to the theme of human rights and dignity.

And the human heart will be lost in the midst of the technological development, as things are going right now.". »

### 6 in 10 Canadians say they can never trust Americans the same way again - National

Authored by globalnews.ca

Six in 10 Canadians (60 per cent) say they can never trust the Americans the same way ever again, the poll found.

But Canadians don’t have a lot of confidence that that’s actually going to happen, or at least anytime quick,” Bricker said.

In this case, the poll is accurate to within ± 2.7 percentage points, 19 times out of 20, had all Canadians been polled. »

### MacKenzie Scott gives $70 million to UNCF to financially strengthen HBCUs

Authored by apnews.com

Famously private, Scott only discusses her donations through her website and does not confirm them until after the recipients do.

Lomax said Scott’s donation would be used for UNCF’s pooled endowment, which aims to establish a $370 million fund — $10 million for each UNCF member HBCU.

Increasing HBCU endowments is a priority since they trail endowments at non-HBCUs by 70%, according to the UNCF. »

### ‘Fear and hopelessness’: study finds one in four professors consider leaving US south

Authored by theguardian.com

Like the growing number of professors in the stronghold Republican state, she found the increasing government oversight on higher education alarming.

“It comes with sacrifices, and I still feel so much for my students and colleagues back in Texas.

Last year, salary was the top reason as to why educators across the south were seeking employment elsewhere. »

### Russia condemned for jet incursions over Estonia at a heated UN Security Council emergency meeting

Authored by edition.cnn.com

At the meeting, British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said Moscow was risking “a direct armed confrontation between NATO and Russia.”.

“Russia bears full responsibility for these actions, which are escalatory, risk miscalculation and endanger lives.

A source familiar with the situation told CNN the meeting of NATO’s North Atlantic Council will convene on Tuesday morning. »

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