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| Rome appeal on artificial intelligence (2025) | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Independent roundtable of AI experts and leaders |
| Signatories | Geoffrey Hinton, Yoshua Bengio, Marco Trombetti, Stuart Russell, Paolo Benanti, Ernesto Belisario, will.i.am, and others |
The Global appeal on artificial intelligence is a public statement released on 12 September 2025 during the World Meeting on Human Fraternity in Rome. Addressed “to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, to all global leaders, and to all people of good will,” it calls for responsible development and deployment of AI, proposes a set of principles and “red lines,” and urges binding international governance so that AI remains under human control and serves the common good.[1]
Background
[edit]Pope Leo XIV, elected in May 2025, has made AI a priority theme of his pontificate. In July 2025 the Holy See addressed the UN’s AI for Good Global Summit, calling for frameworks that safeguard human dignity and promote fraternity in the age of AI.[2][3]
The Rome appeal also references the International Scientific Report on AI Safety convened by governments and led by Bengio.[4] Earlier scientific “red lines” initiatives had similarly urged global coordination to avoid catastrophic misuse of AI.[5]
Drafting and release
[edit]The text was prepared for the World Meeting on Human Fraternity (12–13 September 2025), a Vatican-promoted event hosted in Rome that convenes thematic roundtables—including one dedicated to AI—and an audience with the Pope. Corriere della Sera published the full Italian text and listed signatories on 12 September 2025.[1]
Coverage around the meeting included interviews with Bengio and Hinton about AI risks and the Vatican dialogue.[6][7]
Content
[edit]The appeal frames AI as both an opportunity and a source of serious risks. It proposes principles and red lines, including:
- Human life and dignity: AI must not be developed or used in ways that threaten or diminish fundamental rights and human dignity.
- AI as a tool, not an authority: Systems must remain under meaningful human control; development of “superintelligent” AI should not proceed without broad scientific consensus on safety and clear public consent.
- Accountability: Only humans and human institutions bear moral and legal responsibility; AI should not be granted legal personhood.
- Life-and-death decisions: AI must not be permitted to make life-or-death decisions in military, law-enforcement, border control, healthcare, or judicial contexts.
- Safe and ethical development: Safety, transparency and ethics must be embedded by design, with independent testing and risk assessment.
- Stewardship and non-weaponization: No use of AI for domination, coercion, manipulation, social scoring, or unwarranted surveillance.
- Responsible design: Avoid designs leading to deception, addiction, or loss of autonomy.
- No AI monopoly: Benefits of AI should not be monopolised.
- No human devaluation: AI should support human flourishing, not render people redundant.
- Ecological responsibility: Manage AI’s energy, water, and critical-mineral footprint sustainably.
- No irresponsible global race: Avoid a geopolitical or corporate race to ever-more-powerful AI.
The text calls for a binding international treaty establishing red lines with enforcement by an independent oversight institution.[1]
Signatories
[edit]Notable signatories include:[1]
- Geoffrey Hinton
- Yoshua Bengio
- Stuart Russell
- Max Tegmark
- Abeba Birhane
- Nnenna Nwakanma
- Alex Waibel
- Jimena Sofía Viveros Álvarez
- Antal Kuthy
- Lorena Jaume-Palasí
- Valérie Pisano
- Cornelius Boersch
- will.i.am
- Paolo Benanti
- Ernesto Belisario
- Marco Trombetti
- Riccardo Luna (coordinator)
Reception
[edit]Italian national media published the appeal text and interviews with leading signatories. Bengio and Hinton highlighted extreme-risk concerns and the role of religious and civic leadership; the event formed part of the Vatican-promoted World Meeting on Human Fraternity.[1][6][7][8]
See also
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- ^ "Appello globale sull'intelligenza artificiale". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 12 September 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
- ^ "Holy See statement at the AI for Good Global Summit" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
- ^ "Address of Pope Leo XIV to the AI for Good Global Summit". Vatican.va. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
- ^ International Scientific Report on AI Safety (Report). UNESCO / OECD. 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
- ^ "AI scientists draw up "red lines" on extreme risks". Financial Times. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
- ^ Bengio, Yoshua (12 September 2025). "I rischi dell'AI e il dialogo con il Vaticano". Corriere della Sera (Interview) (in Italian). Retrieved 13 September 2025.
- ^ Hinton, Geoffrey (12 September 2025). "Serve un trattato vincolante per fermare l'AI incontrollata". Corriere della Sera (Interview) (in Italian). Retrieved 13 September 2025.
- ^ "AI leaders sign global appeal in Rome". MultiLingual. 13 September 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
- ^ "World Meeting on Human Fraternity: Pope Leo XIV meets AI experts". Vatican News. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.