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Rationality
Embodiment
Relationality
Relationship with the Truth
Stewardship of the World
An Integral Understanding of Human Intelligence
The Limits of AI
Helping Human Freedom and Decision-Making
AI and Society
AI and Human Relationships
AI, the Economy, and Labor
AI and Healthcare
AI and Education
AI, Misinformation, Deepfakes, and Abuse
AI, Privacy, and Surveillance
AI and the Protection of Our Common Home
AI and Warfare
AI and Our Relationship with God
72 pages, Paperback
First published January 28, 2025
16. Christian thought considers the intellectual faculties of the human person within the framework of an integral anthropology that views the human being as essentially embodied. In the human person, spirit and matter “are not two natures united, but rather their union forms a single nature.” In other words, the soul is not merely the immaterial “part” of the person contained within the body, nor is the body an outer shell housing an intangible “core.” Rather, the entire human person is simultaneously both material and spiritual. This understanding reflects the teaching of Sacred Scripture, which views the human person as a being who lives out relationships with God and others (and thus, an authentically spiritual dimension) within and through this embodied existence. The profound meaning of this condition is further illuminated by the mystery of the Incarnation, through which God himself took on our flesh and “raised it up to a sublime dignity.”And this speaks to only part of the magnificence of our human abilities which far surpass anything which we can make, because our souls are in fact created, i.e., made from nothing, whereas we human beings must always rely on other materials to make anything.
17. Although deeply rooted in bodily existence, the human person transcends the material world through the soul, which is “almost on the horizon of eternity and time.” The intellect's capacity for transcendence and the self-possessed freedom of the will belong to the soul, by which the human person “shares in the light of the divine mind.” Nevertheless, the human spirit does not exercise its normal mode of knowledge without the body. In this way, the intellectual faculties of the human person are an integral part of an anthropology that recognizes that the human person is a “unity of body and soul.” Further aspects of this understanding will be developed in what follows.
18. Human beings are “ordered by their very nature to interpersonal communion,” possessing the capacity to know one another, to give themselves in love, and to enter into communion with others. Accordingly, human intelligence is not an isolated faculty but is exercised in relationships, finding its fullest expression in dialogue, collaboration, and solidarity. We learn with others, and we learn through others.
19. The relational orientation of the human person is ultimately grounded in the eternal self-giving of the Triune God, whose love is revealed in creation and redemption. The human person is “called to share, by knowledge and love, in God’s own life.”
'...need the grace of the Holy Spirit, who “enables us to look at things with God’s eyes, to see connections, situations, events and to uncover their real meaning.” Since a “person’s perfection is measured not by the information or knowledge they possess, but by the depth of their charity,” how we incorporate AI “to include the least of our brothers and sisters, the vulnerable, and those most in need, will be the true measure of our humanity.” The “wisdom of the heart” can illuminate and guide the human-centered use of this technology to help promote the common good, care for our “common home,” advance the search for the truth, foster integral human development, favor human solidarity and fraternity, and lead humanity to its ultimate goal: happiness and full communion with God.'The entire note is not too much longer than this review, so don't be discouraged from reading it. It's worth your time.
Di conseguenza, sebbene l’IA possa simulare alcuni aspetti del ragionamento umano ed eseguire certi compiti con incredibile velocità ed efficienza, le sue capacità di calcolo rappresentano solo una frazione delle più ampie possibilità della mente umana. Ad esempio, essa non può attualmente replicare il discernimento morale e la capacità di stabilire autentiche relazioni. Oltre a ciò, l’intelligenza della persona è inserita all’interno in una storia di formazione intellettuale e morale vissuta a livello personale, la quale modella in modo essenziale la prospettiva della singola persona, coinvolgendo le dimensioni fisica, emotiva, sociale, morale e spirituale della sua vita. Poiché l’IA non può offrire questa ampiezza di comprensione, approcci basati solamente su questa tecnologia oppure che la assumono come via primaria di interpretazione del mondo possono portare a «perdere il senso della totalità, delle relazioni che esistono tra le cose, dell’orizzonte ampio»
l’IA non dovrebbe essere vista come una forma artificiale dell’intelligenza, ma come uno dei suoi prodotti
Pertanto, se l’IA è usata per favorire contatti genuini tra le persone, essa può contribuire in modo positivo alla piena realizzazione della persona; viceversa, se al posto di tali relazioni e del rapporto con Dio si sostituiscono le relazioni con i mezzi della tecnologia, si rischia di sostituire l’autentica relazionalità con un simulacro senza vita (cf. Sal 160,20; Rm 1,22-23). Invece di ritirarci in mondi artificiali, siamo chiamati a coinvolgerci in modo serio ed impegnato col mondo, fino ad identificarci con i poveri e i sofferenti, a consolare chi è nel dolore e a creare legami di comunione con tutti.