Claude works like a person because it was trained on what people have done. Its greatest source of danger is that it could amplify the most dangerous parts of us.
A.I.
Posted inShort Take
Graduates of Catholic colleges must develop qualities that A.I. can never provide
A.I. may be superb at repackaging existing information. But what about originality? Breakthrough ideas? Grace-filled epiphanies?
Posted inShort Take
Looking for God in A.I. chatbots
“Finding God in all things” usually doesn’t need the disclaimer that all things are not God, but it might be a helpful reminder for someone pouring their soul into an A.I. chatbot.
Posted inNews
Pope Leo calls for greater vigilance over children’s access to AI
“Children and adolescents are particularly vulnerable to manipulation through AI algorithms that can influence their decisions and preferences,” the pope said.
Posted inNews
Pope Leo named one of top 100 A.I. influencers by Time magazine
If Leo XIV continues to marshal the world’s Catholics against AI’s alienating potential, Time said, “Silicon Valley faces a formidable—and unexpected—spiritual counterweight.”
Posted inThe Good Word
A.I. will forever lack the hunger that is humanity
A Homily for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Father Terrance Klein
Posted inOf Many Things
New Website, Same Mission
A.I. was helpful with parts of this process, but it did not and could not have replaced the human contributions.
Posted inFeatures
Questioning A.I.
A.I. is killing the skill of asking meaningful questions. We shouldn’t let it.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
David Foster Wallace, A.I. and the future of the humanities
Twenty years ago, David Foster Wallace delivered one of the most widely shared and admired graduation speeches of all time. It still rewards close analysis.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Vatican roundtable: Pope Leo XIV, AI ethics and sexual abuse crisis reforms
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” hosts Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell and producer Ricardo da Silva, S.J., answer listener questions about the conclave and the first month of Pope Leo XIV.