Artificial Intelligence: A Catholic Conversation
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Coming to Formed on November 16, 2026.
What is artificial intelligence, and how should Catholics think about it? In this three-part series, Taylor Kemp talks with Fr. Michael Baggot, who teaches theology in Rome at Regina Apostolorum and the Angelicum. Together they explain what AI is and what it can and cannot do, and they look at its real benefits and dangers. Fr. Baggot explains why machines can imitate human intelligence but can never share our inner life, our grasp of truth, or our moral conscience.
The series covers medical breakthroughs, AI companionship, raising children in an AI world, and the temptation to hand our thinking over to machines. It closes with practical advice for using these tools well, drawing on the examination of conscience and Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas.
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The Promise and Peril of AI: Pros and Cons for Catholics
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Taylor Kemp and Fr. Michael Baggot weigh the real benefits and dangers of artificial intelligence. They discuss its breakthroughs in drug discovery and medical diagnosis, and the danger of hallucinations. Fr. Baggot recommends treating AI as an “adversarial thought partner” rather than a trusted ...
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What Is Artificial Intelligence? Can Machines Really Think?
Episode 1
Taylor Kemp sits down with Fr. Michael Baggot, who teaches theology at Regina Apostolorum and the Angelicum in Rome, to answer a basic question: what is artificial intelligence? Fr. Baggot traces AI from its beginnings at the 1950s Dartmouth conference to today’s large language models. He also ex...
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How Should Catholics Use AI Wisely?
Episode 3
In the final episode of the series, Taylor Kemp and Fr. Michael Baggot turn to practical questions. How can Catholics use AI in a way that strengthens their own thinking, creativity, and relationships instead of replacing them? Fr. Baggot suggests making AI use part of the daily examination of co...
