Part 4 — Efficiency for Whom? Efficiency is not a bad thing. Businesses, nonprofits, churches, schools, and communities all have limited time and resources. Reducing waste and improving productivity can be good stewardship. But Franciscan thought asks a second question: efficiency for whom? In Brother Robot, Carbajo-Núñez critiques an economic logic that reduces people to…
Part 3 — Who Gave the Algorithm Authority? Every technology redistributes power, and AI is no exception. When an algorithm influences who gets hired, which customer receives attention, which employee is flagged, which application is reviewed, or which person is considered a risk, authority has moved somewhere, even if the organization never explicitly discussed it….
Part 2 — AI Can Give Us Answers. Can It Give Us Truth? We are living through an explosion of information. Artificial intelligence can summarize arguments, analyze data, explain complex ideas, compare perspectives, and produce polished answers in seconds. That is useful and, at times, astonishing. But the speed and fluency of AI can also…
Part 1 — We Keep Asking “Can We?” When the Better Question Is “Should We?” Artificial intelligence keeps making the question “Can we?” easier to answer. Can we automate this workflow? Can we replace this task? Can we predict this customer’s behavior? Can we have a machine draft the email, conduct the interview, tutor the…
Hope is not optimism, denial, or religious mood management. Hope is the Spirit’s yes alive in us — a positive vision rooted in love, mercy, community, creation, and the reign of God. In an age of artificial intelligence, polarization, loneliness, outrage, and simulated connection, hope must become embodied. AI can generate words about love, but…
Hope is not optimism, denial, or religious mood management. Hope is the Spirit’s yes alive in us — a positive vision rooted in love, mercy, community, creation, and the reign of God. In an age of artificial intelligence, polarization, loneliness, outrage, and simulated connection, hope must become embodied. AI can generate words about love, but…
Hope is not optimism, denial, or religious mood management. Hope is the Spirit’s yes alive in us — a positive vision rooted in love, mercy, community, creation, and the reign of God. In an age of artificial intelligence, polarization, loneliness, outrage, and simulated connection, hope must become embodied. AI can generate words about love, but…
Hope is not optimism, denial, or religious mood management. Hope is the Spirit’s yes alive in us — a positive vision rooted in love, mercy, community, creation, and the reign of God. In an age of artificial intelligence, polarization, loneliness, outrage, and simulated connection, hope must become embodied. AI can generate words about love, but…
Hope is not optimism, denial, or religious mood management. Hope is the Spirit’s yes alive in us — a positive vision rooted in love, mercy, community, creation, and the reign of God. In an age of artificial intelligence, polarization, loneliness, outrage, and simulated connection, hope must become embodied. AI can generate words about love, but…
Hope is not optimism, denial, or religious mood management. Hope is the Spirit’s yes alive in us — a positive vision rooted in love, mercy, community, creation, and the reign of God. In an age of artificial intelligence, polarization, loneliness, outrage, and simulated connection, hope must become embodied. AI can generate words about love, but…