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The Lesser of Two Evils? Double Effect and Bioethics
Every few years when the election cycle gears up in the United States, Catholics are presented with candidates for office who typically do not embrace all of what a fully-Catholic citizenry would demand. Often this is on matters of abortion, in-vitro fertilization, defense of the family, or even the proper relation of the church and state. Imperfect though these candidates are, one commonly hears that he ought to choose the “lesser of two evils” especially when one candidate seems particularly bad...
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Safety How-To’s and Resources from the Digital Safety Guide
Here are some recommendations for resources that assist in using devices with prudence.
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Is it immoral to use artificial intelligence?
As in so many other instances in which it is used in modern English, the word “artificial” in the phrase “artificial intelligence” means “not real.” AI mimics intelligence but does not—and can never have—the essence of what intelligence is. It does some of the things that are associated with intelligence—remember, compare, store, and compute—but it does not think, that is, it does not form immaterial concepts or make rational judgments.
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