Jul 6, 2026 · 43 min · 10 segments
Artificial intelligence promises greater efficiency, easier access to information, and solutions to many everyday problems. But what happens when efficiency becomes the standard by which we measure…
Scott HefelfingerHostEmilyPanelistwas just going to say, I think that's one of the primary fruits, really, of an encyclical like this.
It's not like there's going to be immediate legislation, regulation, whatever.
But if it can kind of convict hearts in certain ways and prompt self-examination, like, hey, that is great.
Did you have expectations? Is it what you expected? Was there anything that was unexpected for you?
Oh, there's plenty that was unexpected, but that was more because I didn't have many expectations.
I mean, I think that my expectations were low, not in the sense that it was going to be low quality, but like going in, you knew the Holy Father wasn't going to outright dismiss or disregard artificial intelligence, and he wasn't going to wholesale adopt it, and it was going to probably be in the middle.
was just going to say, I think that's one of the primary fruits, really, of an encyclical like this.
It's not like there's going to be immediate legislation, regulation, whatever.
But if it can kind of convict hearts in certain ways and prompt self-examination, like, hey, that is great.
Did you have expectations? Is it what you expected? Was there anything that was unexpected for you?
Oh, there's plenty that was unexpected, but that was more because I didn't have many expectations.
I mean, I think that my expectations were low, not in the sense that it was going to be low quality, but like going in, you knew the Holy Father wasn't going to outright dismiss or disregard artificial intelligence, and he wasn't going to wholesale adopt it, and it was going to probably be in the middle.
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