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We are not machines and cannot be well formed by them either. Human formation should be primarily human—even if it’s easier and faster to dole out our questions to a machine.
If you are a Catholic and have been seeing ads for Magisterium AI and Truthly AI, you—like me—have probably been intrigued. Truthly AI markets itself as a Catholic AI companion, allowing users to “engage in meaningful conversations and get answers to any question or problem.” That is quite the promise. Magisterium AI’s promise is similar. It claims to give “accurate answers to your specific questions about faith and morals” and can help clarify difficult doctrines like the Trinity.
On the surface, these things seem to be harmless at worst and edifying at best. This is especially the case because their models claim to be exclusively trained in canonical texts and official Church teachings. However, caution is in order. For four primary reasons, we should encourage young people to proceed with extra caution, and we should not be quick to encourage the use of such tools in catechesis.
Hallucination-Free AI?
Continued below.
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If you are a Catholic and have been seeing ads for Magisterium AI and Truthly AI, you—like me—have probably been intrigued. Truthly AI markets itself as a Catholic AI companion, allowing users to “engage in meaningful conversations and get answers to any question or problem.” That is quite the promise. Magisterium AI’s promise is similar. It claims to give “accurate answers to your specific questions about faith and morals” and can help clarify difficult doctrines like the Trinity.
On the surface, these things seem to be harmless at worst and edifying at best. This is especially the case because their models claim to be exclusively trained in canonical texts and official Church teachings. However, caution is in order. For four primary reasons, we should encourage young people to proceed with extra caution, and we should not be quick to encourage the use of such tools in catechesis.
Hallucination-Free AI?
Continued below.
Beware of Catholic AI
We are not machines and cannot be well formed by them either. Human formation should be primarily human—even if it’s easier and faster to dole out our questions to a machine.
www.thepublicdiscourse.com
