Vance, Echoing Pope Leo’s Encyclical, Says Decisions About Life and Death ‘Must Be Made by Humans, Not Machines’
The vice president told Air Force Academy graduates to ‘use technology to make you better, but never submit to it.’
The vice president told Air Force Academy graduates to ‘use technology to make you better, but never submit to it.’
Experts praised Pope Leo’s encyclical both for its broader articulation of the proper relationship between humanity and technology, as well for its evaluation of AI using Catholic social principles such as subsidiarity, solidarity and the common good.
COMMENTARY: In the frailty of old age and the reversals of family life, the cross of Jesus Christ comes into focus as the true measure of human dignity.
COMMENTARY: Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s reflection on stupidity helps explain how false ideas about freedom and the human person can spread even in highly educated societies.
The American Enterprise Institute launched a council on artificial intelligence (AI) ethics to help ensure technological innovation promotes human dignity.
The Pope told the Pontifical Academy for Life it is hypocritical to call health a universal value while ignoring policies that drive disparities.
College professor-philosopher seeks the truth about the mind, soul and personhood in a new podcast series about artificial intelligence.
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Minnesota Catholic Conference issued statements amid violent immigration enforcement in Minnesota.
COMMENTARY: Christmastide offers a profound rebuttal to a culture increasingly shaped by self-absorption, reminding us that we learn who we are only by being loved.
Speaking in the Hall of Blessings, Leo urged those engaged in national security intelligence work to act with professionalism, to have respect for human dignity, and to engage in ethical communication.
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