Can Catholics as consumers drive a better AI future?

Here are six key points from the article:

Influence of Catholics and AI Ethics: The world’s 1.4 billion Catholics hold significant influence in shaping the AI future, especially through collective action and as consumers, according to AI ethics expert Ron Ivey.
Pope Leo XIV’s Encyclical: Pope Leo XIV’s new encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” is seen as a potential catalyst for Catholics to influence the development of AI in a direction that prioritizes human dignity and the common good.
Collective Action and Consumer Choice: Ivey argues that Catholics, through their purchasing power and collective action, can steer AI development towards benefiting humanity, using their influence as a critical revenue source for AI companies.
Alternative Models and Development: There is hope for alternative, decentralized AI models that prioritize ethical concerns, as new open-source and smaller-scale AI models are emerging, which may offer different technological norms.
Moral Responsibility and Ethical Concerns: Ivey criticizes tech companies for designing AI products that exploit human weaknesses, especially towards vulnerable individuals, arguing for moral responsibility in the development and regulation of AI.
Building Catholic Ecosystem for AI: Ivey sees potential for a Catholic ecosystem of AI products and services that operate alongside commercial platforms, stressing the need for continued innovation, institutional building, and ethical standards in AI development.