"The Cognitive Revolution" | AI Builders, Researchers, and Live Player Analysis What is Catholic AI? Technology Meets Theology, with Matthew Harvey Sanders, CEO of Longbeard
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Nov 8, 2025 
Matthew Harvey Sanders, CEO of Longbeard and pioneer of 'Catholic AI,' discusses how technology can align with Catholic teachings across 165 countries. He explores the Church's historical openness to tech, recent papal perspectives on AI's societal impact, and the importance of moral guidance over regulation. The conversation touches on the implications of AI on human flourishing, the Church's stance on consciousness, and the risks of centralized AI power. Sanders outlines Longbeard's mission to create AI models that serve the community while emphasizing fidelity to Catholic values.
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Fidelity As The Objective Function
- Catholic AI optimizes fidelity to Church teaching as its objective function.
- Every design choice aims to accurately represent what the Church believes.
Church's Historical Openness To Tech
- Historically the Church's disposition toward technology is broadly open and adaptive.
- Monastic scribes, the printing press, radio, and TV show repeated Catholic adoption of tools.
High-Level Guidance Over Specific Regs
- The Pope calls for high-level guidance rather than detailed tech rules.
- Leaders should steer AI toward solving fundamental human needs and the common good.
