{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#60: Brian Green - Should Catholics use AI?","description":"It\u2019s difficult to avoid artificial intelligence these days. When searching on Google or reading product reviews, there\u2019s a good chance that you\u2019ll be offered the option to read an AI-generated summary. Or maybe an AI tool will offer to write your work email for you. Savvy users are typically able to detect the errors in AI summaries, but even the most cautious and informed person might find it difficult to sort through what\u2019s accurate and what isn\u2019t. And while an ethical student wouldn\u2019t want to entrust their carefully thought out ideas to an AI writing program, it might be a temptation for those less skilled at writing, or less concerned about morals.  These are just a few ways AI disrupts our already hectic human lives. There are also questions about AI taking human jobs, AI being used to spread disinformation, AI romantic partners, even AI contract killers. The ethical issues around AI are real. But does this mean AI itself is bad? Are there ethical ways of using it? On this episode of Glad You Asked, guest Brian Green talks to the hosts about what AI is, what the real ethical concerns are, and whether Catholics should use it at all.  Green is the director of technology ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. His work focuses on the impact of technology on human life, society, and religion. He has contributed to a number of books on AI and ethics and is the author of Space Ethics (Rowman & Littlefield). He\u2019s been a lead contributor on three World Economic Forum case studies on ethical practices at Microsoft, Salesforce, and IBM and has worked with the Vatican\u2019s Dicastery for Culture and Education. Learn more about this topic in these links.  \u201cHow should Christians respond to the challenges of AI?\u201d By Kate Ott https:\/\/uscatholic.org\/articles\/202307\/how-should-christians-respond-to-the-challenges-of-ai\/  \u201cAI isn\u2019t all doom and gloom, says this theologian\u201d A U.S. Catholic interview https:\/\/uscatholic.org\/articles\/202307\/ai-isnt-all-doom-and-gloom-says-this-theologian\/  \u201c\u2018Oppenheimer\u2019 offers a sober lesson in the era of AI\u201d By Danny Duncan Collum https:\/\/uscatholic.org\/articles\/202311\/oppenheimer-offers-a-sober-lesson-in-the-era-of-ai\/  \u201cFuturistic fiction asks important ethical questions about AI\u201d By Jeannine Pitas https:\/\/uscatholic.org\/articles\/202308\/futuristic-fiction-asks-important-ethical-questions-about-ai\/  Journal of Moral Theology, Special Issue on AI https:\/\/www.academyforlife.va\/content\/dam\/pav\/documenti%20pdf\/2022\/AI\/Spring%202022%20Special%20Issue%20AI.pdf  Glad You Asked is sponsored by the Claretian Missionaries USA, an order of Catholic priests and brothers who live and work with the most vulnerable among us. To learn more, visit claretians.org. ","author_name":"Glad You Asked","author_url":"https:\/\/uscatholic.org\/gyapodcast","html":"