⛪️ Catholic Church Blesses AI-Generated Icon of Carlo Acutis

An icon created by artificial intelligence has been blessed in the Catholic Church, possibly for the first time anywhere in the world. The ceremony took place in Belarus.

The icon depicts Carlo Acutis, an Italian teenager who died of leukemia in 2006 and last year became the first millennial to be canonized.

In social media the AI-made icon has gotten a decidedly mixed reception.

🎃 Giant Pumpkin Rolls Through Iowa Intersection

A runaway giant pumpkin came loose from the Pumpkinfest display at a local farm in Dubuque, Iowa, on Friday. High winds sent it hurtling through a busy intersection, where people fled the street, and drivers swerved to avoid it.

Driver Pam McCarron told WMBF: "This is not AI-generated. This actually truly happened." She was on her way to a work meeting when the squash nearly ran her off the road.