Can Catholics use AI responsibly?

With the rapid growth of the artificial intelligence industry, how should Catholics grapple with this new technology? This week on “Jesuitical,” hosts Zac and Ashley speak with Bishop Oscar Cantú about the church’s approach to A.I. Bishop Cantú leads the Diocese of San Jose, which includes Silicon Valley, and was recently made the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ “Task Force on Preserving Human Dignity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.” They discuss the task force, Pope Leo’s stance on A.I., and what’s unique about being a bishop in the heart of the tech industry. 

Chapters:

00:00 Why Catholics are talking about A.I.

1:57 President Trump on getting to heaven

8:14 The Bishop of Silicon Valley

11:18 Existential risks of A.I.

17:20 Are A.I. leaders sincere about ethics?

22:12 How Catholics should use A.I.

32:22 We need more personal slop

34:21 The poor have a say over A.I.

39:30 What Catholic bishops are doing

45:35 Parish announcements: Going to Confession

49:53 Faith sharing

Links from the show: 

• A president who can’t forgive

• U.S. Bishops’ Administrative Committee Establishes a Task Force on Artificial Intelligence

• Bishop Cantú introducing the task force

• ‘Urgent need to address dangers’: American bishops meet AI representatives

• What Pope Leo has said about an ‘A.I. pause’

• US bishops form new task force over AI concerns, meet with tech leaders 

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