In the communique, the Vatican called for "an open dialogue on the meaning of these new technologies, endowed with disruptive possibilities and ambivalent effects."

Echoing common ethical sentiments related to AI, he said society needs to be vigilant about the technology so that "a logic of violence and discrimination does not take root in the production and use of such devices, at the expense of the most fragile and excluded."

The Pope even glanced at alignment, a popular concept in the AI community that seeks to "align" AI outputs with humanity's positive needs.

"The urgent need to orient the concept and use of artificial intelligence in a responsible way, so that it may be at the service of humanity and the protection of our common home, requires that ethical reflection be extended to the sphere of education and law," the statement said.

The Vatican issued the communique through the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, a department of the Roman Curia and the central governing body through which the Pope conducts the affairs of the global Catholic Church.