24 April 2026

Microsoft AI Director: How the Catholic Church Should Respond to Artificial Intelligence

From EWTN & EWTN News


Taylor Black, Director of AI & Venture Ecosystems in the Office of the CTO at Microsoft, is helping lead a new institute on emerging technologies at The Catholic University of America. As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes society, what guidance can the Catholic Church offer? Black joins EWTN News In Depth’s Roselle Reyes to discuss AI ethics, human dignity, and how Catholics can engage responsibly with this transformative technology. 00:00 Intro: Meet Taylor Black 00:28 From Venture Building to AI 01:25 What Is Artificial Intelligence 03:01 Vectors and the King–Queen Example 03:35 Training Models and the Harness 05:07 Launching the Leonum Institute 06:10 AI in the Catholic Classroom 06:57 Turning Research into Startups 07:55 Serving Bishops and the Vatican 08:34 Catholic Teaching on AI and Work 10:10 Pope Leo’s Encyclical and AI 12:16 Why Catholics Can Be Excited About AI 14:10 AI as a Living Library 16:26 Catholics Building With AI 18:05 Deacon Homily App and Hackathons 19:15 All Saints Hackathon and Open Source 21:32 AI as a Tool for Evangelization 23:19 Real Church Uses of AI 26:03 Overreliance, Truth, and Formation 31:07 One Word for AI: Tool

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