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AI Ethics, Transhumanism, and Personhood

Banner of event: Salon discussion with Fr. Paolo Benanti on AI Ethics, Transhumanism, and Personhood. Thursday, July 25 ay Seattle University. Black background with yellow letters. Headshot photo of Fr. Benanti on the left.

Fr. Paolo Benanti is on campus this summer and ICTC was fortunate to have an afternoon discussion with him! Friar Paolo Benanti, a visiting scholar at Seattle University, is an advisor to Pope Francis on Artificial Intelligence. Pope Francis has increased his focus on the moral issues surrounding AI informed by Benanti's expertise. The ICTC salon provided an opportunity to engage with Fr. Benanti about his work with Pope Francis on AI Ethics, and we also discussed his research on posthumanism and transhumanism using this recent Podcast interview for inspiration. Thank you to Dr. Jessica Imanaka for facilitating!

Photography of Rodriguez, Benanti, and Imanaka. The background is a red wall and a painting with blue and green colors.Picture: Dr. Jeanette Rodriguez, Fr. Paolo Benanti, and Dr. Jessica Imanaka