Vatican Bans AI-Generated Homilies, Issues Framework

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- Vatican issues an AI framework that prohibits the use of artificial intelligence to write homilies, a first among major religious bodies.
- Vatican creates a dedicated digital ethics office to oversee AI deployment across its global network, signaling a proactive stance on AI governance.
- Pope Francis endorses the framework, urging priests to maintain human authorship for sermons and to ensure AI respects Catholic moral teaching.
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