Levio at the Vatican
Joining international experts to examine the future of AI, quantum technologies, digital sovereignty, and human dignity
On the occasion of the international symposium “AI and the Future of Human Dignity”, held at the Vatican on May 25 and 26 under the aegis of Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro, President of the Pontifical Academy for Life and Titular Archbishop of Gabii, Richard St-Pierre, Quantum and AI Sovereignty Senior Advisor at Levio, took part in discussions surrounding the impacts of artificial intelligence on our societies.
Answering Defining Questions
Bringing together international leaders from scientific, economic and institutional circles, the event provided an opportunity to collectively reflect on a question that has now become unavoidable: how should the development of artificial intelligence be governed as it becomes a true decision-making actor in our economies and organizations?
AI at a turning point: from a tool to an actor
As artificial intelligence now takes its place at the center of economic, social and ethical debates worldwide, questions of governance, accountability and control are becoming central to organizations. Beyond adoption, many sectors, particularly banking and insurance, are entering a new phase: the transition from organizations that use AI to organizations that are becoming AI-native, embedding AI into core operations, decision-making and value creation. This shift is beginning to shape expectations across other sectors, including the public sector, as organizations rethink how they operate and govern in an AI-driven environment.
Artificial intelligence is no longer a tool we pick up and set down. It has become an actor that decides, transacts and acts in the real world, with real consequences for our institutions. We are no longer simply talking about automation; the sovereignty of our organizations is being redefined.
Exploring Profound Transformations
During the symposium, Richard St-Pierre took part in a panel discussion alongside James Muller, co-founder of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, exploring the profound transformations that artificial intelligence is expected to bring to our societies, as well as the ways it will reshape employment, social dynamics and access to technologies.
The broader discussions throughout the symposium, which also featured contributions from Vincenzo Cursio, 2018 Nobel Peace Prize nominee, highlighted the ethical and societal implications of these technologies on a global scale.
What gathered here was not only expertise, but conscience. The measure of these technologies will not be their power, but whether they enlarge the human person or diminish it. That is a question no nation can answer alone.
From left to right: Richard St-Pierre (Quantum and AI Sovereignty Senior Advisor, Levio), William Priest (Founder of Epoch Investment Partners), Olga Grishchenko (CEO and Founder, ODBT Group), Vincenzo Cursio (2018 Nobel Peace Prize nominee), James Muller (Co-Founder, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War)