Pope will attend G7 summit to discuss AI, Italy says

(Crispian Balmer. Reuters).

Pope Francis will attend this year’s Group of Seven (G7) leaders’ summit to discuss the challenges posed by Artificial Intelligence (AI), Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday.

The pope this year warned against the “perverse” dangers of AI and renewed a call for worldwide regulations to harness it for the common good.

The G7 meeting is being held in the southern Italian region of Puglia from June 13-15 and draws together the leaders of the United States, Germany, Britain, France, Italy, Canada and Japan, as well as a few specially invited guests.

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