You need not worry that I will be outsourcing “Of Many Things” columns to our robot overlords in the future.
Technology
Posted inFaith and Reason, Politics & Society
Does ChatGPT have a soul? A conversation on Catholic ethics and A.I.
New forms of A.I. raise pressing ethical and philosophical questions that must be addressed by Catholics and, for that matter, all people of good will.
Posted inArts & Culture, Faith in Focus
Balenciaga Pope: What an A.I.-generated puffer coat reveals about Francis’ appeal
Pope Francis didn’t wear Balenciaga. I can’t imagine he ever will. But if we keep our eyes peeled, it won’t be long before we see him do something just as eye-popping to reveal once again to us the challenging, merciful love of God.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Why tech bosses are looking to the Vatican for moral guidance on A.I.
On “Inside the Vatican” this week, Ricardo da Silva, S.J., and Gerard O’Connell look at the viral image of the pope in a puffer jacket, which led to a conversation on Vatican responses to A.I.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: Going on ‘Digital Pilgrimage’ and praying with a smartphone
The new JesuitPilgrimage app provides photos, prayer and audio guides and interactive maps to bring users to the significant spots in the life of St. Ignatius and the Society of Jesus.
Posted inFaith, News
Why the makers of ChatGPT care what Pope Francis says about AI
Father Phillip Larrey said conversations on AI must shift to what Pope Francis calls “person-centered AI.” The pope, he said, “is insisting that you need to put the human person at the center of this technology.”
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Tracking priests on dating apps: Why an effort to stop clergy sexual misconduct is causing ethical concerns
The nonprofit Catholic Laity and Clergy for Renewal recently claimed it has been legally purchasing publicly available data to assess the use of “hookup apps” by seminarians and clergy.
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
Could a smartphone destroy my child’s soul? A technological examination of conscience for parents
Technology is undeniably part of our lives. But when should it be introduced to children, used in schools or integrated into their social lives?
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
I asked A.I. to write homilies for Ash Wednesday—and the results were wild
This week, I gave Playground, a more customizable version of ChatGPT, a series of prompts for Ash Wednesday homilies. And the results were pretty astonishing.
Posted inArt, Arts & Culture
I asked an AI art generator to draw the communion of saints. I don’t love what it revealed about the Catholic Church.
What does A.I. paint as the communion of saints? And what does that say about how we have taught it to visualize the saints?