Advisor to Pope Francis on Artificial Intelligence Coming to Seattle University

Fr. Benanti, a member of the United Nations Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence, will support Seattle University’s Technology Ethics initiative during his one-month visit from late July through late August. He will engage with students, faculty, staff and community members to enhance the university’s work on ethics and AI as Seattle University looks to increase its reputation as a leading voice in this ever-evolving global conversation. The university’s Technology Ethics Initiative – directed by Prof. Onur Bakiner, PhD – is designed to inspire productive discussions about the role of technology for a just society.

Fr. Benanti, who teaches at the Pontificia Universita Gregoriana in Rome, was a guest speaker at Seattle University’s first Ethics and Tech Conference in 2023, where he was awarded the inaugural “Excellence in Ethics” award for his leadership on the important topics of AI and ethics.

Press interested in attending should RSVP to Lincoln Vander Veen at vanderv1@seattleu.edu  

WHAT: Opportunity to interview Fr. Paolo Benanti, advisor to Pope Francis on ethics and technology; and Prof. Onur Bakiner, Director of the Seattle University Technology Ethics Initiative.

WHEN: 11 a.m.-noon Monday, July 29

WHERE: Seattle University Sinegal Center for Science and Innovation, 901 12th Ave. Seattle on Seattle University campus.

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