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Faith, AI & the Digital Age w/ Theresa Payton

February 27, 2026 • Paloma & Fig • Season 2 • Episode 9

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In this timely Lenten episode, host Christina Sabo welcomes back Theresa Payton — CEO and founder of Fortalice Solutions, cybersecurity expert, and the first female White House Chief Information Officer under President George W. Bush.

The two have a wide-ranging conversation on navigating faith, technology, and truth in today's digital world. The conversation covers how Catholics can respond faithfully to the Nancy Guthrie disappearance case amid a flood of AI-generated misinformation, how AI scams are specifically targeting the faithful and what to do about it, and how the three Lenten pillars of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving can shape the way we engage with technology and media.

Chapters

00:00 — Welcome & Opening Prayer
01:20 — Theresa's Background: White House, Cybersecurity & Faith
06:34 — The Nancy Guthrie Case: A Faith-Filled Response
10:21 — AI, Misinformation & the Media Landscape
13:33 — Digital Detectives: Ethical Boundaries for Online Engagement
15:51 — AI Scams Targeting the Faithful
22:18 — Human Dignity and AI Ethics
24:20 — AI Regulation: A Call to Civic Action
28:34 — How the Church Can Stay Spiritually Anchored in a Tech World
32:39 — Lenten Pillars
41:00 — Conclusion

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