But what we don't want to do is produce autonomous machines that surpass human control and threaten human dignity.
Samuel Rodriguez
President of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference
In a 2025 AFN interview, Samuel Rodriguez said he did not want autonomous machines produced that surpass human control and threaten human dignity.
Pastor affiliated with the National Hispanic Christian Leadership ConferencePublished May 26, 2025 · date of remarks not establishedAI tech is today's 'Tower of Babel moment'
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"I personally see AI… as the primary technological conduit by which diseases can be cured, how people can come out of poverty," the pastor tells AFN. "But what we don't want to do is produce autonomous machines that surpass human control and threaten human dignity." He calls this a "Tower of Babel moment." "Humanity reached beyond its limit without spiritual wisdom," Rodrigues summarizes. "It's an unchecked rise, and we can't do this again."
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