Catholic tech leaders urge ethical boundaries for AI
9 special, “Beyond Fear: A Catholic Vision for Artificial Intelligence.”Pope Leo XIV framed the intensifying debate over AI with the May 25 launch of his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas. Brooks, American author and academic who wrote the foreword to Magnifica Humanitas.Brooks said the technology can either diminish or deepen human dignity, depending on how it is used. He added that despite real concerns about job loss and disruption, he remains optimistic because humans are “unbelievably ingenious” and made to solve problems.Arthur Brooks speaks on “EWTN News in Depth” on Friday, April 10, 2026. | Credit: “EWTN News in Depth”/Screenshot“Iʼm not a pessimist.
- ▪9 special, “Beyond Fear: A Catholic Vision for Artificial Intelligence.”Pope Leo XIV framed the intensifying debate over AI with the May 25 launch of his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas.
- ▪Brooks, American author and academic who wrote the foreword to Magnifica Humanitas.Brooks said the technology can either diminish or deepen human dignity, depending on how it is used.
- ▪He added that despite real concerns about job loss and disruption, he remains optimistic because humans are “unbelievably ingenious” and made to solve problems.Arthur Brooks speaks on “EWTN News in Depth” on Friday, April 10, 2026. | Credit
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