VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican joined forces with tech giants Microsoft and IBM on Friday to promote the ethical development of artificial intelligence (AI) and call for regulation of intrusive technologies such as facial recognition. The joint document made a specific reference to the potential abuse of facial recognition technology. “New forms of regulation must be encouraged to promote transparency and compliance with ethical principles, especially for advanced technologies that have a higher risk of impacting human rights, such as facial recognition,” the document said. Police have used facial recognition systems to investigate crimes, and Fortune 500 companies have used AI to vet job applicants – both examples of high-stakes tasks where deploying inaccurate or biased software could lead to harm. Both IBM and Microsoft have said they turned down business when they felt uncomfortable with how a customer wanted to use their technology.
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