Vatican Calls for Global AI Safeguards to Protect Human Dignity

The Catholic Church, through the Pontifical Academy for Life, has launched the Rome Call for AI Ethics, urging the development of transparent, inclusive, responsible and reliable artificial‑intelligence systems. The initiative promotes a “human‑in‑the‑loop” approach and stresses the need to prevent algorithmic domination that could erode human agency, especially in high‑risk sectors such as justice, employment and health care. By framing AI governance in terms of human dignity and moral responsibility, the Church seeks to influence international standards, noting parallels with the European Union’s AI Act, which also requires transparency for high‑risk AI applications. Church leaders argue that without clear ethical guardrails, AI could reinforce biases and concentrate power, stressing that technology must serve humanity rather than subordinate it.