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Catholic high school expels student hackers
- . 24 June 2024
Students at a Perth Catholic school had been hacking into an online data portal to check grades and test scores for years before they were detected. Source: The West Australian.
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Computer science course delivers cutting-edge skills
- . 24 May 2024
The University of Notre Dame Australia is launching a cutting-edge computer science program that gives students the opportunity to become experts in artificial intelligence, cyber security and data science.
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AI priest sparks more backlash than belief
- . 26 April 2024
A new AI priest, launched by a Catholic teaching apostolate to answer questions about the faith, has been “laicised” after sparking online backlash. Source: OSV News.
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US seminarians to screen out technology to gain more prayer time
- . 15 April 2024
A new formation program at United States seminaries will see first-year seminarians have more prayer time and less screen time. Source: CNA.
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Fr Galea talks the talk to reach disengaged youth
- . 5 March 2024
“Explain the resurrection to me in two minutes without using any Church language.” This is the challenge that Sandhurst priest Fr Rob Galea sets for his staff to ensure they can easily relate to the young people they serve. Source: America Magazine.
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Technology challenging the meaning of being human: Pope
- . 13 February 2024
Scientific and technological abilities, which are the product of human creativity, are accelerating at such a rapid pace that people must decide how to use their creativity responsibly, Pope Francis said yesterday. Source: OSV News.
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Catholic education representatives give evidence at AI inquiry
- . 5 February 2024
Catholic education representatives have participated in the Albanese Government’s inquiry into the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the education system. Source: NCEC.
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Podcast tackles ‘the four great questions of our time’
- . 30 January 2024
A renowned scholar of faith and ethics has launched a podcast on the Sydney Archdiocese’s network examining the world through a Catholic context. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
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Pope focuses on AI in message for World Day of Social Communications
- . 25 January 2024
Pope Francis has released his message for the 2024 World Day of Social Communications, focusing on the theme “Artificial Intelligence and the Wisdom of the Heart: Towards a Fully Human Communication”. Source: Vatican News.