Catholic Insight

Inspired by Truth, Enlightening Minds for the Church in Canada and Throughout the World

Catholic Insight

Inspired by Truth, Enlightening Minds for the Church in Canada and Throughout the World

Day: May 19, 2017

The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

As a mathematician, my field of research rarely brings me into contact with controversial ethical topics.  However, recent developments in the area of Artificial Intelligence (AI) threaten to alter the neutrality of my profession. AI refers to complex computer algorithms designed to act or mimic human behaviors such as learning or pattern recognition.   Like[…]

Sad and foreboding news indeed from the University of Saint Thomas in Houston:  The administration has threatened within weeks to ‘reorganize’ or ‘close’ both the English and Philosophy departments, citing ‘financial’ considerations, an  unheard of, and, at face value, manifestly unjust situation. The University of Saint Thomas is not only one of the few holdouts[…]

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