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Man of his word: Pope Leo speeches declared human-authored by Australian AI detection tool

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Pope Leo XIV's collection of speeches and writings, Maps of Hope, has been certified as human-authored by Australian company Proudly Human, led by former chief scientist Dr Alan Finkel. The certification came less than two months after the Pope declared artificial intelligence the greatest threat to humanity. The review involved the publisher, the Australian Catholic University, and Vatican cardinals. This event highlights ongoing concerns about AI authenticity and the importance of human authorship.

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Pope Leo XIV's collection of speeches and writings, Maps of Hope, has been certified as human-authored by Australian company Proudly Human, led by former chief scientist Dr Alan Finkel. The certification came less than two months after the Pope declared artificial intelligence the greatest threat to humanity. The review involved the publisher, the Australian Catholic University, and Vatican cardinals. This event highlights ongoing concerns about AI authenticity and the importance of human autho...

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A collection of speeches and writings by Pope Leo XIV has been certified as human-authored.

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Pope Leo XIV declared artificial intelligence the greatest threat to humanity.

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<p>Maps of Hope has been certified by Proudly Human, a company led by former chief scientist, Dr Alan Finkel </p><p>A collection of speeches and writings by Pope Leo XIV has been certified as human-authored less than two months after Leo declared artificial intelligence the greatest threat to humanity.</p><p>Proudly Human, the Australian company spearheaded by Australia’s former chief scientist,…

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Pope Leo XIV declared artificial intelligence the greatest threat to humanity.

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A collection of speeches and writings by Pope Leo XIV has been certified as human-authored.

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The certification was performed by Proudly Human, an Australian company led by Dr Alan Finkel.

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The certification occurred less than two months after Pope Leo's declaration about AI.

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Maps of Hope is the collection of speeches and writings that was certified.

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The review was done in collaboration with the publisher, the Australian Catholic University and cardinals in the Vatican.

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