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Technology and AI

Technology and AI

“Artificial intelligence in particular is a significant, promising, and multidimensional development; yet it must not become a factor in the marginalization of the human person, as many fear. We are confident that all the relevant institutions will cooperate in ensuring the ethical and legal framework for the development and application of artificial intelligence.”

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

“Our life is not digital. We are not a dot in a digital world, but part of God’s Creation. And Creation includes all things, which must coexist and live together in harmony, because together they compose and constitute our world. It is this Creation that our Ecumenical Patriarchate strives to protect, seeking to awaken the conscience of every person of good will.”

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

“The deeper challenge of artificial intelligence, however, concerns the very image of man. The reductionist view that regards man as a complex biochemical computer finds in artificial intelligence its final justification. If thought is simply data processing, then the machine can indeed surpass its creator. In this perspective, the unique, unrepeatable and infinitely valuable person, that which Christian theology perceives as the ‘in the image,’ shrinks into a set of data, into a predictable pattern of behaviour. Freedom, creativity, love, prayer, all these expressions of human uniqueness, are stripped of their mystery and are analysed as neural processes. Humanity is in danger of losing not only the control of its tools, but the very sense of what it means to be human.”

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

“Human judgement, with its nuances, its intuition and its compassion, is in danger of being replaced by the cold efficiency of the machine.”

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

“Artificial intelligence is not simply a new tool; it is the creation of a semblance of human reason, of an intelligence disconnected from consciousness, the body and the spirit. While it promises unprecedented advancements in medicine, education and security, it raises simultaneously urgent ethical questions concerning prejudice, surveillance, inequality and the erosion of human agency.”

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

“The Orthodox Christian tradition would underline moral discernment and direction along with scientific research and development.”

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

“Implementation of artificial intelligence requires respect of individual dignity, safeguard of fundamental freedoms, and advancement of social equity.”

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

“Artificial intelligence has immense potential for positive transformation in environmental protection, education, and healthcare, offering innovative pathways to solve significant human problems. At the same time, from invasions of privacy to rising inequalities and possible compromise of institutions, this great tool also contains inherent risks.”

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

“The Orthodox tradition is an inexhaustible source of vital principles and truths for humanity and the world. Naturally, the remarkable theological texts do not contain ready-made answers to address contemporary problems. Instead, they require study and serious theological effort to articulate the proposal of life, freedom, and the universal values of Orthodoxy. For this reason, we are pleased to see theology engaging with the topic of ‘artificial intelligence.’”

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

“In light of the remarkable advancements in science and technology, we affirm our conviction that these achievements, when used responsibly and ethically, can contribute to genuine progress without compromising fundamental moral and spiritual principles and values. We do not regard the conflict between faith and science as inevitable.”

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew