Will the Pope Be An Ally Against AI? w/ Paolo Benanti

Tech Won't Save Us

Paris Marx is joined by Paolo Benanti to discuss what Pope Leo XIV’s statements on AI, the publications under Pope Francis, and the ethics of AI from a theological perspective.
Paolo Benanti is an author, academic, and priest. He teaches at the Pontifical Gregorian University and was an advisor to Pope Francis on artificial intelligence and technology ethics.
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The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Kyla Hewson.
Also mentioned in this episode:

• Paris wrote about what Pope Leo XIV and the Church have been saying about AI.
• In June, Pope Leo sent a message to the Second Annual Rome Conference on Artificial Intelligence.
• Under Pope Francis, the Church published a note on AI called Antiqua et nova. Here is a short breakdown of its content.

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1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Paolo's unique background in technology ethics (00:04:23)

3. Advising the Vatican and the Italian government on AI (00:07:34)

4. The Roman Catholic Church's view of AI (00:15:11)

5. Religious leaders are working together to consider the ethics of AI (00:27:37)

6. A philosophical review of AI (00:29:37)

7. What we may see from Pope Leo on AI (00:33:48)

8. The ethics of new technologies (00:41:42)

9. The nature of faith in the age of AGI (00:46:43)

10. The alliance of faith and secularism on the ethics of technology (00:50:36)

11. Outro (00:55:01)