People are increasingly turning to AI chatbots for spiritual advice. Brendan Steinhauser, CEO of The Alliance for Secure AI, joins a Newsmax panel with Father Patrick Flanagan to discuss this new development. Brendan argues chatbots often aren’t aligned with human values, and should never replace pastors or priests. He warns of Silicon Valley aspirations of creating a so-called “digital God” with AI.
Pope Leo XIV Sounds the Alarm on AI – Will Washington Listen?
Pope Leo XIV offered the Church’s moral guidance on the defining crisis of this era: AI. The encyclical, titled Magnifica Humanitas (“Magnificent Humanity”), centers on