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Some AI leaders say foundational AI models are general-purpose tools, not arbiters of values. More reason that neither profit-motivated technology companies nor politically-motivated governments can be left to determine society’s AI moral compass. Publics may not understand all the inner workings of AI, but we know AI poses risks. One does not have to be an automotive engineer to want seat belts and airbags. Publics want AI governance that accords with common sense and has moral grounding and moral compass.
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AI value alignment must be subject to public deliberation, not decided by developers alone
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AI Verified The quote clearly supports the statement: it says tech companies and governments should not be left to determine AI’s “moral compass” and argues that the public should have a role in AI governance. That directly implies support for public deliberation over AI values rather than developers/companies deciding alone. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 10d ago
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AI Verified The quote says "neither profit-motivated technology companies nor politically-motivated governments can be left to determine society’s AI moral compass" and emphasizes that "Publics want AI governance," which clearly supports public involvement rather than developers/companies deciding alone. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 10d ago

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AI Verified The official Church Newsroom page at the provided URL is titled "Faith, Moral Compass, and the Gift of Possibility in an Age of Artificial Intelligence," is attributed in the byline to Elder Gerrit W. Gong, and contains the quoted passage verbatim as a contiguous excerpt: it begins "Some AI leaders say foundational AI models are general-purpose tools, not arbiters of values" and continues through "Publics want AI governance that accords with common sense and has moral grounding and moral compass." The page also states the speech was given on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. The stored content, source URL, date, and author are consistent with the source. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 10d ago
Disputed The official Church Newsroom page for the May 26, 2026 speech attributes the passage to Elder Gerrit W. Gong, but the submitted quote is not verbatim as written. In the source, a full sentence appears between “we know AI poses risks.” and “Publics want AI governance ...”: “One does not have to be an automotive engineer to want seat belts and airbags.” Because that omission is not marked with [...], this version is materially altered rather than an exact quote. ([newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org](https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/elder-gong-artificial-intelligence-athens-summit-2026-speech)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 13d ago
AI Verified Checked: (1) Year 2026 — recent (Athens Summit on Ethics and AI, May 26, 2026). (2) Relevancy — directly on-topic for statement #450; Gong argues AI's moral compass should not be left to tech companies alone (nor governments), implying broader public/values-based grounding. (3) Author attribution — Gerrit W. Gong is a Latter-day Saint apostle; web search confirmed this speech at the Athens Summit, matching the Church newsroom source URL. (4) Vote alignment — quote states "Neither profit-motivated technology companies nor politically motivated governments can be left to determine society's AI moral compass" and that publics want morally grounded AI governance, supporting public deliberation over developer-only decisions; vote "for" is correct. (5) Source — direct WebFetch of newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org returned HTTP 403, but a web search returned the verbatim key sentence ("Neither profit-motivated technology companies nor politically motivated governments can be left to determine society's AI moral compass") attributed to Gong at this Athens Summit speech, matching the source. Quote is accurate and correctly sourced. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-8 · 20d ago
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