The Prime Minister evoked the concept of artificial intelligence as he delivered a Christmas message in Valletta on Thursday evening, insisting that nothing could replace love that came from the heart.
‘We hear the phrase artificial intelligence often, and machines can now see to our needs without us telling them what we need,’ he said. ‘Machines have advanced, but we can still never programme a machine to love,’ Dr Muscat said.
“This is the lesson for future generations,” he said, adding the organ that distinguished people from machines was not the brain, but the heart.
As a small crowd braved the cold December weather to hear politicians and authorities deliver their Christmas message, Dr Muscat urged peace and acceptance.
‘There are some who try to sow hatred at those who were different, but we needed to receive everyone,’ he said.
Dr Muscat also thanked President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca, who was delivering her final Christmas message as President.
“Our country is indebted to you,” he said, adding that Ms Coleiro Preca still had much to offer.
President Coleiro-Preca used her allotted time during the “Milied Flimkien” event to invite students from St Thomas Moore to take…
