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Now playing Next Culture news Religion against the machine: Pope Francis takes on AI Pope Francis is the latest public figure to become an unlikely star – or victim – of digital technology’s ever growing tentacles, as fabricated AI-generated images of the Holy Father have been taking social media by storm. 20/04/2023
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