BONUS: Should Catholics Trust AI?
About this episode
This episode explores the implications of artificial intelligence for the Catholic Church, featuring a discussion with Tim about the Chatechism project.
Artificial intelligence is changing how we search for information, write, create, learn, and even pray. But what happens when AI enters the life of the Church? In this episode of Brave New Us , Samantha Stephenson sits down with Tim, creator of Chatechism , one of the most ambitious Catholic AI projects to date. Together they explore not only what AI can do for Catholics, but also where it should—and shouldn't—go. Rather than offering easy answers, this conversation wrestles honestly with some of the biggest questions facing the Church in the age of artificial intelligence: Can an AI ever be trusted with spiritual guidance? What responsibilities do Catholic developers have toward truth, ecology, and the common good? Should AI help write homilies or daily reflections? And what might faithful innovation actually look like? Whether you're excited about AI, deeply skeptical, or somewhere in between, this episode offers a thoughtful Catholic framework for engaging one of the defining technologies of our time. In this episode: Why Catholics shouldn't simply fear artificial intelligence—or embrace it uncritically. How large language models actually work, and why hallucinations remain…
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