The protection of human life is paramount in Catholic teaching, and it is the greatest argument for autonomous driving technology.
Technology
Posted inFaith, News
Astronauts give Pope Francis a custom space suit
The blue flight suit bears the pope’s name, a pair of angel wings, and a short white cape.
Posted inFaith, News
Can the church keep up with artificial intelligence?
The pope’s message in Davos was one of a spate of recent Catholic discussions of a technology that is rapidly making its way into our everyday lives, in virtual assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa, the phones in our pockets and, soon enough, in self-driving cars.
Posted inFaith
Can the Catholic Church help young people figure out how to use social media?
Many described technology as something of a necessary evil.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
How the church can help fight the tyranny of algorithms
Now a cybersecurity consultant, Dr. Paul Twomey is alarmed by the disregard for ethics in Silicon Valley and calls for the church to advocate for core values.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
After the Vatican hackathon, what does Catholic entrepreneurship look like?
The Vatican just held a hackathon. Take a moment to recover from the shock.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
Spending Lent with Alexa
A Catholic priest should not have a woman in his bedroom at night, but I have become quite dependent on Alexa.
Posted inArts & Culture, Features
The Catholic Church used to be like Silicon Valley. Can it be again?
The church was once the world’s greatest engine of innovation…and should be again.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
U.S. bishops: ‘Net neutrality protections are critical to the faith community to function’
Bishop Coyne urged the retention of the current open internet policies in the wake of a FCC draft proposal that would repeal those protections.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis: Scientific advances must serve ‘the good of all humanity, not just the few’
“Not everything that is technically possible or feasible is therefore ethically acceptable.”