Environmental Transformation and AI: implementing Catholic Teaching on Ecology

Abstract

Artificial intelligence or AI technology advances have great potential to transform efforts to preserve the environment. However, its implementation requires a foundation of ethical or moral values to be useful for ecology and humanism. The fundamental principles of Catholic Church doctrine, such as the dignity of the human person, social justice, and responsibility for the environment in which we live, are relevant to be integrated into the development and regulation of AI for the environment. Transparency, accountability, privacy, equality and sustainability are the main standards. Apart from that, risk analysis, stakeholder participation, and applying the principle of do no harm or do no harm are important to be put into practice to ensure that AI does not damage the ideals of ecological and humanitarian protection. In this way, AI can positively transform the environment towards a more sustainable future.