Being Human in the Age of AI: Pope Leo XIV and the Catholic Vision

Throughout September, The Tablet will be running a series of webinars exploring Pope Leo XIV’s current project: the retrieval of Catholicism’s account of the human person at a time when technology, economics and politics are increasingly redefining what it means to be “human”. In his encyclical, Pope Leo argues that technological progress must remain ordered towards human dignity, relationship, love and the common good. This offers a new lens through which to read the Church’s rich tradition, and The Tablet will explore these themes in greater depth through a series of three special webinars. Wednesday 2 September – ‘Is Pope Leo an AI booster or a doomer?’ Dr Samuel Tranter Wednesday 9 September – “What does Pope Leo think AI is doing to us?” Dr Lyndon Drake Wednesday 16 September – “What happened to the soul?” From St Teresa to Freud and beyond Prof Peter Tyler Join us for these unique Tablet webinars, which will take a closer look at the key themes emerging from Pope Leo’s encyclical.