The Narcissus Trap: AI Wearables and the Risk of Self-Obsession
COMMENTARY: Is it possible that users of wearable AI devices could, like Narcissus, become unable to tear themselves away from their own data?
COMMENTARY: Is it possible that users of wearable AI devices could, like Narcissus, become unable to tear themselves away from their own data?
The Harvard professor and bestselling author argues in his new book that the secret to happiness is asking ‘the big why questions’ that will help you find meaning in your life.
COMMENTARY: Amid rapid advances in artificial intelligence, the Vatican’s 2025 note ‘Antiqua et Nova’ draws a clear distinction between technological power and human intelligence.
Notre Dame’s Paolo Carozza argues that Big Tech’s influence is reshaping how we understand the human person — and says the Church must help recover a deeper vision of human dignity.
COMMENTARY: The evidence is clear: Students learn more with paper, pencils and well-trained teachers. Catholic schools can chart the way forward.
As artificial intelligence algorithms increasingly shape people’s lives, businessman Artur Kluz is calling on lay Christian innovators to become guardians of humanity in the digital age.
COMMENTARY: Graduate programs in artificial intelligence equip 21st-century stewards of technology.
ANALYSIS: With wearable AI gaining traction, Catholics face a growing call to engage technology with wisdom and care.
The cardinal also expressed his gratitude for the collaboration of the benefactors: the Knights of Columbus, who participated in the restoration of the necropolis, and the Safavi Philanthropic Institute, which contributed to the enhancement of the Vatican grottoes.
How and why to set down your phone and other devices.
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