Technology

“If Protestant responses skewed somewhat critical, Leo may have found a more receptive audience in theologians representing other traditions, who praised his emphasis on human dignity.” - CToday

“Experts on both sides of the AI debate have shared thoughtful rebuttals, but the pope’s approach is a useful template of how Christians should engage the AI conversation. Specifically, that we have an essential role in shaping the development and deployment of technology.” - World

“And what does this asymmetric conflict, with costly American hardware failing to prevent Iranian missiles from menacing a geopolitical chokepoint, tell us about warfighting to come?” - Unherd

“Leo’s answer is clear: A person’s dignity does not depend on what they can ‘achieve or produce.’” - RNS

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“Christians should affirm neither panic nor utopianism. Instead, we can give two cheers for AI—recognizing it as an outworking of humanity’s God-given creative vocation while insisting on moral and theological limits.” - TGC

“When we are confronted with claims, political sensations, public scandals, and whatnot in some post or other, be sure to start with the question: Is this true? — Remember, ‘Prove all things.’” - Don Johnson

“Three in five Protestant churchgoers in the United States say they are worried about artificial intelligence’s influence on Christianity, according to a new survey that finds deep divisions within congregations over whether pastors should use the technology to prepare their sermons.” - CPost

“The transhumanist vision, then, entails that prior to our death, our patterns will be uploaded to a computer. Then we’ll exist for some time as digital code before our patterns are downloaded into new, better bodies. The parallels to Christian eschatology are striking.” - TGC

“To date, state laws regulating AI express a growing consensus among the American people regarding how they want AI to be governed. Americans want legislation that emphasizes inquiry, humanity, transparency, safety, security, and accountability.” - IFS

“When I read many examples of Christian commentary on AI, I don’t find myself learning more about AI’s capacities, or even anecdotal evidence of its capacity to create worthwhile things. I just find myself being warned that this could kill me, that it will probably take my job, and that the proper heart posture is a persistent sense of despair.” - Acton