“Use Artificial Intelligence With A Pinch Of Salt” – Catholic Bishops Tells Citizens
Princess-Ekwi Ajide Abuja
Artificial Intelligence, its challenges and opportunities for evangelization and social development were tops on the agenda at the maiden edition of Communication Week public lecture in Abuja.
The gathering, convened by the Directorate of Social Communications of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, disected the impact of Artificial Intelligence on education and the church.
In a keynote address, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, through its President, Most Rev. Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, cautioned against unethical use of Artificial Intelligence.
According to him, despite the enormous benefits, the development and deployment of Al digital technology must be approached with ethical rigour and balance that prioritises human welfare alongside technological progress.
The Emeritus Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardial Onaiyekan, on his part, said, scientific progress must be subject to human, moral and ethical control, noting that ethical control is a responsibility that humanity abdicates at its great peril.
In a lecture tagged, is there artificial intelligence? An Interrogation on the Way to a Convergence of Technology, Communication and Evangelization, the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Augustine University
Ilara-Epe, Lagos State, Professor Anthony Akinwale, explored how the astounding accomplishment that artificial intelligence represents can be used for the work of development and evangelization in our time and clime.
Earlier in their separate addresses of welcome, the Episcopal Chairman, Social Communications, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, Most Rev. David Ajang, and the Secretary General, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, Very Reverend father Zacharia Samjumi, described the event as a significant milestone in the church’s continuous journey towards fostering effective and faith-driven Communication within the community and beyond.
