[marsrover]

Because most people can't exhort people to do anything about it. Don't quote me, but I imagine the majority of Pope Francis's followers are in third world or developing nations. Praying is all they can do to help.

That doesn't mean that Pope Francis shouldn't do something more concrete, and from the looks of this article, it seems like he's trying to.

> Earlier this year, the Vatican, along with Microsoft and IBM, endorsed the “Rome Call for AI Ethics” — a policy document containing six general principles that guide the deployment of artificial intelligence.