June 2026
AI anthropology
09 - 06/26 /12:49
Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, is about artificial intelligence and arrives at a moment of genuine civilizational anxiety. AI promises gains in productivity and scientific discovery. But it also raises fears about economic displacement, surveillance, social manipulation and concentration of power in the hands of technological elites.
Edited article by Rev Robert Sirico, Catholic priest, Acton Institute president emeritus.
Often the debate about AI presents two extremes. Technological pessimists speak as if modernity itself were a mistake. Technocrats and transhumanists greet every computational advance as a step toward transcendence. One side would smash the machines; the other would surrender to them. Read More…
Edited article by Rev Robert Sirico, Catholic priest, Acton Institute president emeritus.
Often the debate about AI presents two extremes. Technological pessimists speak as if modernity itself were a mistake. Technocrats and transhumanists greet every computational advance as a step toward transcendence. One side would smash the machines; the other would surrender to them. Read More…
AI theology
02 - 06/26 /16:13
AI can be a remarkable tool for synthesizing 2,000 years of Christian theology and writings. Chatbots can compile in seconds what myriad theologians wrote about scripture. Believers and the theologically curious are now engaging with apps in the belief that AI faithfully presents Christian theology.
Text With Jesus offers round-the-clock spiritual guidance, even simulated conversations with anyone from Jesus to the apostles. Chatting up Satan requires a premium subscription. Read More…
Text With Jesus offers round-the-clock spiritual guidance, even simulated conversations with anyone from Jesus to the apostles. Chatting up Satan requires a premium subscription. Read More…