Artificial intelligence Archives

Vatican, tech heads see COVID as opportunity for ‘ethical’ AI solutions

Sep 25, 2020

Representatives of the Vatican and several major tech companies have expressed a common conviction that the heightened dependence on technology amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has opened the door to innovations in artificial intelligence aimed at solving the world’s most pressing issues.

By Elise Ann Allen

Life academy promotes ethical ways AI can with help food security

Sep 16, 2020

As part of its ongoing collaboration with two of the world’s leading developers of AI software, the Pontifical Academy for Life will launch a new joint project looking at ethical ways artificial intelligence can be used to guarantee food security.

By Carol Glatz

Child psychologist says AI can help the poor amid the coronavirus

May 15, 2020

A child psychologist and member of the Pontifical Academy for Life has said that the coronavirus has opened up new opportunities for the tech world, including artificial intelligence, to meet the needs of the disadvantaged.

By Elise Ann Allen

Papal academy fosters ethics, multidisciplinary alliances in AI debate

May 12, 2020

Given the huge impact technology and artificial intelligence will have on humanity and the environment, the Pontifical Academy for Life is seeking to foster more ethical and moral reflection.

By Carol Glatz

Tech heads join Vatican in ‘clarion call for a new generation of ethics’

Feb 29, 2020

As the digital age enters a new phase of technological advancement with the ushering in of an era of artificial intelligence, top representatives of major tech giants and the Vatican have joined voices in calling for a clear system of ethics to guide developments as they happen.

By Elise Ann Allen

Humanity, ethics must be at center of AI technology, pope says

Feb 28, 2020

The use of artificial intelligence in science and medicine must be guided by ethical standards that place humanity and the pursuit of the common good first, Pope Francis said.

By Junno Arocho Esteves

Papal academy invites tech giants to support ethical guidelines for AI

Feb 25, 2020

The Pontifical Academy for Life has invited the leaders of Microsoft and IBM — two of the world’s leading developers of AI software — to sign a charter calling for an ethical framework and guidelines for the field of artificial intelligence.

By Carol Glatz

Church needed as moral voice as AI technology expands, expert says

Nov 11, 2019

Brian Patrick Green is an expert on Artificial Intelligence (AI), and told Crux the Church’s moral voice is needed as new technology faces ethical challenges.

By Charles C. Camosy