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Scott Hurd

Scott Hurd

Scott Hurd is vice president of leadership development at Catholic Charities USA and board chair of the Catholic Climate Covenant. He is author of five books, including Forgiveness: A Catholic Approach, and his writing has been published in multiple journals and magazines, including "Navigating Back: Stargazing and the Threat of AI" in Cleaver magazine. 

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Hope for an AI doomer: 'Laudato Si' ' responds to today's technology with promise

 Pope Francis' Laudato Si' offers a prophetic perspective on the "technocratic paradigm" and timely prescriptions on how to move forward, both for tech titans and ordinary tech users — and AI doomers like me.  

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Hope for an AI doomer: 'Laudato Si' ' predicted today's technology threats

Vatican II insisted that the church shares our age's "griefs and anxieties." When it comes to generative artificial intelligence, I have plenty of both. I've been finding solace and encouragement in Laudato Si'. 

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