London, England, Sep 5, 2025 / 16:36 pm
The Catholic Church’s voice is vital in the global dialogue concerning the future of artificial intelligence (AI), experts warned during a symposium Sept. 2–3 at the Gillis Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Entrepreneurs, academics, and clergy came together in Scotland’s capital to tackle the ethics of emerging AI technologies in the context of Catholic social teaching, arguing that responsible regulation of emerging technologies depends on the wisdom, involvement, and action of the Church.
The conference was organized by St. Mary’s University, Twickenham, and attendees heard from a variety of speakers including Lucas Ernesto Wall, founder and CEO of almma, the first AI marketplace; Father Michael Baggot, professor aggregato of bioethics at the Ponti