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 guru. He also warns about the rapid spread of AI companionship and how one-sided relationships with machines can isolate people from each other and from God.

They offer practical advice for parents raising children in an AI world, and they close with AI’s spiritual effects. Some people have begun to treat AI almost as a god, but Catholics can instead use these tools to explore the riches of the faith.