Silicon Valley goes to the Vatican to talk tech ethics

The three-day gathering, which ends on Sept 28, is discussing topics with tech jargon not commonly heard inside the Vatican such as algorithms and blockchain. — AFP

VATICAN CITY: The Vatican brought together Silicon Valley heavyweights, Nobel laureates and cyber experts on Sept 26 to discuss the ethical use of digital technology, in a meeting officials said could provide material for a possible papal document on artificial intelligence.

The three-day conference, which officials said was the first of its kind, is being attended by executives from companies such as Facebook, Mozilla, and Western Digital, Catholic ethicists, government regulators and investment bankers.