{"id":199108,"date":"2026-03-25T10:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T14:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/25\/artificial-intelligence-expert-pat-zingo-tells-catholic-gathering-in-ridgely-maryland-we-need-antidote-to-ai-isolation\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T10:55:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T14:55:19","slug":"artificial-intelligence-expert-pat-zingo-tells-catholic-gathering-in-ridgely-maryland-we-need-antidote-to-ai-isolation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/25\/artificial-intelligence-expert-pat-zingo-tells-catholic-gathering-in-ridgely-maryland-we-need-antidote-to-ai-isolation\/","title":{"rendered":"Artificial Intelligence expert Pat Zingo tells Catholic gathering in Ridgely, Maryland, we need antidote to AI isolation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thedialog.org\/our-diocese\/artificial-intelligence-expert-pat-zingo-tells-catholic-gathering-in-ridgely-maryland-we-need-antidote-to-ai-isolation\/\">Artificial Intelligence expert Pat Zingo tells Catholic gathering in Ridgely, Maryland, we need antidote to AI isolation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thedialog.org\/our-diocese\/artificial-intelligence-expert-pat-zingo-tells-catholic-gathering-in-ridgely-maryland-we-need-antidote-to-ai-isolation\/\">http:\/\/thedialog.org\/our-diocese\/artificial-intelligence-expert-pat-zingo-tells-catholic-gathering-in-ridgely-maryland-we-need-antidote-to-ai-isolation\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-03-25 10:52:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"thedialog.org\">thedialog.org<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Pasquale \u201cPat\u201d Zingo, who earned his doctorate in artificial intelligence in 2024 from the University of Delaware, delivered a Lenten reflection on &#8220;AI and Our Faith&#8221; 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