Vigilant Hope: Preserving Human Dignity in an Age of Artificial Intelligence

An authentically Catholic perspective on artificial intelligence. Join Dr. Steven Umbrello as he explores the rise of AI in the modern world through a Catholic lens. Artificial intelligence is changing the world at an incredible pace. It can help us solve problems, generate ideas, communicate, and accomplish tasks in seconds. Yet as these tools become more powerful and more deeply woven into our lives, they also raise difficult questions. What do we stand to gain from AI? What might we lose? And how can we embrace the good these technologies offer without losing sight of what makes us uniquely human? In Vigilant Hope: Preserving Human Dignity in an Age of Artificial Intelligence, Dr. Steven Umbrello offers an authentically Catholic perspective on the opportunities and challenges of AI. Drawing on the wisdom of the Catholic tradition, including Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, Dr. Umbrello explores not simply what AI can do, but what it should do, and how we can ensure technology remains at the service of the human person.