Human Formation in the Age of AI

What does it mean to be human in an age of powerful artificial intelligence?

Many conversations around artificial intelligence focus on the basics: safety, privacy, data security, and model transparency. But as AI becomes both more powerful and more ubiquitous, we must look to a deeper, faith-informed approach rooted in enduring Christian principles like Dignity, Embodiment, Love, Transcendence, and Agency. We need, as Pope Francis put it, a growth in human responsibility, values, and conscience that is proportionate to the advances posed by technology.

Born out of hundreds of conversations and focus groups with theologians, technologists, students, educators, and leaders, DELTA brings the deep tradition of Christian virtue ethics into direct conversation with industry leaders and the global public. We provide spaces for real, honest, and sometimes messy conversations about who we are becoming in this time of technological disruption. The Institute for Ethics and the Common Good at the University of Notre Dame is leading the development of DELTA to inspire scholars, religious leaders, technologists, teachers, journalists, parents, and young emerging leaders to navigate this new world well.