This presentation highlights why the Catholic Church must take a leading role in the development and ethical guidance of Artificial Intelligence (AI). As a moral authority, the Church can ensure AI promotes human dignity, justice, and the common good. Moreover, by engaging with AI, the Church can leverage the technology to more effectively achieve its evangelical mission, reaching new generations and communities in ways never before possible.

• The Church's moral authority positions it to influence the ethical development of AI technologies.
• AI poses profound questions about human dignity, which the Church must address.
• Leveraging AI can enhance the Church’s capacity to spread its teachings and fulfill its evangelical mission.

The panel will explore how the Catholic Church can harness the power of AI to advance its mission while carefully navigating its potential risks. Panelists will discuss how AI can support theological research, pastoral care, and evangelization, as well as the ethical challenges AI poses to human dignity, privacy, and spiritual integrity. This discussion will highlight the Church's responsibility to lead in shaping a moral and ethical AI future.

• How AI can enhance Church outreach and deepen theological understanding.
• Ethical concerns about AI's impact on human dignity and freedom.
• The Church’s role in ensuring AI aligns with Catholic moral teachings.

This presentation highlights the Institute's leadership in leveraging cutting-edge technology to advance its academic mission. Through digitized classrooms, AI-powered learning tools, and innovative platforms, the Institute has embraced modern technology to deepen its contribution to the Church's intellectual tradition. This transformation strengthens its role as a global hub for theological study and research.

• Digitization of classrooms and conference spaces to enhance learning and collaboration.
• Development of Magisterium AI to provide instant access to Church teaching.
• Vulgate AI's role in digitizing pontifical universities and preserving scholarly resources.

This panel will delve into the Church's prophetic role in harnessing AI's unique capabilities to advance its evangelical mission. Grounded in Catholic teachings, the discussion will focus on how AI can transform the Church's global outreach and engagement, while upholding the dignity of the human person. Panelists will explore AI’s potential to deepen evangelization, bring justice, and foster human flourishing.

• Leveraging AI's unique capabilities to power the Church’s global evangelical mission.
• Exploring how AI can enhance evangelization, catechesis, and outreach.
• Ensuring AI developments serve humanity, guided by Catholic social teaching.

This presentation will explore the progress and future of Catholic AI, focusing on the journey of key applications like Magisterium AI and Vulgate AI. It will discuss the technical challenges in creating AI systems that uphold Catholic teachings and how Longbeard is addressing these issues. The presentation will also introduce new initiatives aimed at expanding the Catholic AI ecosystem and lay the groundwork for training the world's first Catholic AI language model.

• The evolution of Magisterium AI and Vulgate AI in the Church.
• Technical hurdles and solutions in developing Catholic AI.
• Future directions, including a Catholic AI language model and new products.

This panel will explore how professional Catholics with expertise in investing, technology and entrepreneurship can create an ecosystem to empower Catholic entrepreneurs in AI. The discussion will focus on fostering innovation, providing strategic support, and helping entrepreneurs access investment capital to bring their visions to life.

• Identifying and supporting Catholic entrepreneurs with AI-driven ideas.
• Establishing networks to connect innovators with investment opportunities.
• Building a sustainable ecosystem for Catholic-led AI innovations.

This presentation will address the question of AI consciousness from a Catholic perspective. The Church must propose a framework for how we are to deal with the moral and ethical implications of AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) and ASI (Artificial Superintelligence) and the opportunities and risks they present.

• What forms of consciousness are ethically worrying?
• Why testing for consciousness is problematic?
• Proposing a way forward with the (possible) advent of AGI and ASI.

The panel "Why the Church Needs More Techno-Philosophers & Theologians" will explore the urgent need for the Catholic Church to cultivate experts who can bridge the gap between faith and emerging technologies like AI. Training Catholic techno-philosophers and theologians will better equip the Church to provide counsel to leaders, guide students and the lay faithful, and engage in productive dialogue with AI industry leaders. By fostering these experts, the Church can better navigate the ethical and spiritual challenges of the digital age.

• Equip Church leaders with informed counsel on AI ethics and emerging technologies.
• Guide students and lay faithful on integrating faith and technology.
• Engage AI industry leaders in meaningful, values-based dialogue.