The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has encouraged the faithful to read Magnifica Humanitas and consider ways in which Pope Leo’s encyclical can be applied locally. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Addressed to all humanity, Magnifica Humanitas is a reflection on what it means to protect and preserve human dignity in the age of artificial intelligence.
Bishops Commission for Life, Family and Public Engagement chair, Melbourne Archbishop Peter A Comensoli, said artificial intelligence was driving a new industrial revolution and it was important to address how this will challenge human dignity, work, family and the environment.
“The Pope’s message will be important for helping all people to grapple with this complex and life-changing area,” Archbishop Comensoli said.
“Putting people first ought to be our response to the project of artificial intelligence.
“A good first step in doing this will be to read Magnifica Humanitas and consider its practical application across our parishes, schools, hospitals, welfare agencies, workplaces and the general community.”
The encyclical offers insights into the protection of the human person in the age of artificial intelligence, recognising that a change in epoch is unfolding.
It places the dignity of the human person at the centre as the criteria for guiding technical progress.
Magnifica Humanitas spells out a “spirituality for our time”, central to which is the affirmation that “the Word became flesh”. In an age marked by promises of progress capable of overcoming every limit, the fullness of the human condition does not arise from technical power, but from a relationship involving freedom, love, responsibility and grace.
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