Vatican Exhibition Series Centers "Fundamentally Human" Art Over AI
A triennale across seven cities expands on Pope Leo XIV's message that artificial intelligence models “lack the affective, relational and spiritual perspective” necessary to create art.
The Vatican has launched an exhibition series featuring over 100 artists, emphasizing the importance of human creativity in an era of rapidly advancing AI technology. The Catholic Universities Art Triennale (ArtCut), comprising seven concurrent international shows, highlights empathy and introspection as the driving forces of human progress, rather than technological advancement.
The series, titled "Exercises in Empathy," draws inspiration from Pope Leo XIV's encyclical on shielding the human condition from AI's potential for manipulation and delusions of omnipotence. Cardinal Tolentino de Mendonça, the prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education at the Holy See, commissioned the contemporary art exhibitions for seven Catholic universities across Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Italy, Portugal, Angola, and the United States.
The exhibitions directly address the Pope's belief that AI lacks the empathetic, relational, and spiritual understanding necessary for human wisdom. Each showcase concentrates on various aspects of humanity, encompassing both physical and intellectual dimensions.
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