As Australia considers copyright reforms, Pope Leo's AI adviser Father Paolo Benanti issues a warning
Father Paolo Benanti, an AI advisor to the Vatican, has warned Australia against changing copyright laws to facilitate AI training. He argues that allowing tech companies to exploit creative resources without permission risks a new form of colonial economic exploitation.
Why it matters
This highlights the growing global debate over intellectual property rights and the ethical implications of AI development on national economies.
Father Paolo Benanti has a background in engineering and is an advisor to Pope Leo XIV on artificial intelligence. ( Getty Images: Massimo Di Vita )
The AI adviser to Pope Leo has praised Australia for taking a considered approach to tech companies.
Father Paolo Benanti warned Australia that changes to copyright laws to allow AI training would be risky.
He believes tech companies openly court religious leaders to protect their business interests.
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Asked about Australia's consideration of copyright changes to attract AI training, Father Paolo Benanti compared the risk with Europe's history of taking resources from other countries and profiting from them elsewhere.
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