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AI offers opportunities, but should be governed by ethical policy framework, bishops say
- On June 9, U.S. bishops wrote to House and Senate leaders emphasizing that AI policies should be guided by strong ethical principles.
- The letter followed earlier June statements urging that AI's transformative impact requires placing human dignity at the center amid complex challenges.
- The bishops highlighted AI's effects on labor, family, health care, education, warfare, and stressed the need for human control over weapon systems.
- They noted AI offers ways to create, share, and communicate vast information but warned of risks including falsehoods, misuse, deepfakes, and environmental harm, quoting Pope Francis on a 'growing crisis of truth.'
- The letter calls for ongoing dialogue based on principles of the common good, human dignity, and truth to ensure AI benefits all, as emphasized by Bishop William Byrne and Pope Leo XIV.
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Bishop William Byrne of the Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts, gives the keynote address at the 2024 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., Feb. 8, 2024. / Credit: EWTN Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 9, 2025 / 17:08 pm (CNA... [...]
Bishops to Congress: AI Must Support Dignity of Person, Common Good
EWTN News Bishop William Byrne of the Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts, gives the keynote address at the 2024 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., Feb. 8, 2024. On matters of policy, the bishops argued that AI can provide benefits to society when used in moral ways but that it can be detrimental to society if it is used unethically or lacks necessary safeguards.
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AI offers opportunities, but should be governed by ethical policy framework, bishops say
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. bishops urged House and Senate leaders in a June 9 letter to remember that while artificial intelligence presents opportunities, it also presents challenges. The bishops said policy considerations surrounding AI should be governed by an ethical framework. The bishops noted Pope Leo XIV has made his concerns about AI an early focus of his papacy, writing, “As our new Holy Father Pope Leo XIV reminds us, AI require…
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AI offers opportunities, but should be governed by ethical policy framework, bishops say - The Record Newspaper
A message reading “AI artificial intelligence,” a keyboard and robot hands are seen in this illustration created on Jan. 27, 2025. The U.S. bishops in a letter to congressional leadership say that artificial intelligence must serve all of humanity. (OSV News photo/Dado Ruvic, Reuters) WASHINGTON —The U.S. bishops urged House and Senate leaders in a June 9 letter to remember that while artificial intelligence presents opportunities, it also prese…
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