Silicon Valley takes its AI pitch to the pope – POLITICO
Silicon Valley takes its AI pitch to the pope – POLITICO
https://www.politico.eu/article/pope-leo-xiv-ai-meetings-silicon-valley-vatican/
Publish Date: 2026-05-24 22:10:00
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- Salobir, heading the Human Technology Foundation, promotes ethical discussions on technology, involving major tech companies like Google, Palantir, and Qualcomm.
- He collaborated with the French Embassy to the Holy See to establish a “French AI Observatory in Rome” in 2024, facilitating closed-door dialogues between technology sector representatives and Vatican officials.
- A recent meeting, featuring Salobir, French government official El Haïry, and notable tech executives from Google, Amazon, and Meta, convened to discuss AI’s impact on child protection and human sociability.
- The discussion emphasized a humanist approach, stressing the need to align technology with human development, and not outright rejecting technological advancement.
- Outputs from the meeting were prepared to influence France’s digital policy discussions in the G7 summit.
- The Vatican’s engagement with technology sectors aims to ensure that technological advancements serve humanity rather than oppose it.
