AI, Ethics, and the Common Good, with Adam Kronk

About this episode

The episode discusses the development of a faith-based approach to AI ethics at the University of Notre Dame with Adam Kronk.

The University of Notre Dame received a $50 million grant from the Lilly Endowment to work toward developing a faith-based approach to AI ethics. That grant landed in the university’s Institute for Ethics and the Common Good, which is spearheading this work. My guest today is the institute’s Director of Research and External Engagement—my good friend Adam Kronk. Our discussion is about establishing the kind of practice-based formation for promoting human flourishing in the AI age. It is about...

People in this episode

Guest: Adam Kronk

Topics covered

• AI ethics
• faith-based approach
• human flourishing
• education
• technology

Keywords

• AI
• ethics
• common good
• Notre Dame
• human flourishing
• Lilly Endowment
• Institute for Ethics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Notre Dame, Lilly Endowment, Institute for Ethics and the Common Good

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