Pope Leo Comes Out Against AI-Generated Art and Calls for an Alliance with Artists

Vatican renewing alliance with 'artists and cultural institutions' against AI

Pope Leo XIV claims that the Catholic Church will be pursuing an “alliance” with artists and institutions to protect the human element in creative works against artificial intelligence. The pontiff met with artists at a Friday event organized by the Dicastery for Culture and Education, where he explained that art is not “a mere accessory,” […]

Pope Leo comes out against AI-generated art and calls for an alliance with artists

Pope Leo XIV told artists at the Vatican on Friday that there is an ontological difference between art and what a machine generates from millions of images made by others. European law has required synthetic content to carry machine-readable marks since 2 August, but artistic and satirical work gets the lightest disclosure obligations of all. […] This story continues at The Next Web

The Pope decries AI-generated art

Pope Leo XIV spoke out against AI-generated art during a meeting with artists and curators in Vatican City on Friday.

Pope Leo: the Church needs artists

Especially in “the age of search engines,” the Church stands in need of artists,” who can aid pastors in making the Gospel “accessible and understandable,” Pope Leo told artists on Friday, in an address to participants in a meeting on “The Art of Possibility: Weaving Together,” promoted by the Dicastery for Culture and Education. Read all  

Pope Leo says AI lacks the "spark of humanity" — and wants artists and the church to fight back

Pope Leo XIV called Friday for the church to form an alliance with artists to protect human creativity during an era of AI-generated content. Why it matters: Though he has acknowledged the technology's potential benefits, the pope continues to warn that AI progress cannot come at the expense of…