Human Dignity and AI: Insights from the Pope's Encyclical with Lorenn Ruster

In this episode, our host Dr. Zena Assaad is joined by Dr. Lorenn Ruster to chat about Pope Leo XIV's recently released encyclical, Magnifica Humanitis. Focusing on AI and human dignity, we explore how religious perspectives influence AI ethics, the importance of dignity in technology, the implications for responsible AI development and the impacts of military AI on human dignity during times of war.

Links from this episode:

🔗Pope Leo XIV's encyclical: https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnifica-humanitas.html

🔗Jobin et al. paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s42256-019-0088-2

🔗Donna Hick's book on dignity: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300261424/dignity/

🔗Anthropic co-founder's speech: https://www.anthropic.com/news/chris-olah-pope-leo-encyclical

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