Catholic Futurist
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Catholic Futurist
Will AI Create a New Super-Elite?
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What scares people about AI isn’t just how fast it’s moving — it’s how quickly speed can harden into permanent power.
In this episode of Catholic Futurist, Benjamin Crockett speaks with Sr. Nancy Usselmann, FSP, about the growing concern that artificial intelligence could consolidate control, influence, and opportunity into the hands of a small group — creating a super-elite that others may never be able to catch up to.
- 0:00 - The Church’s Mandate for AI
- 1:10 - Ethics, Equity, and Silicon Valley
- 2:30 - Why Gen Z is “Checking Out” of Tech
- 6:12 - Using Magisterium AI vs. ChatGPT
- 8:30 - Evangelization in a Digital Age
- 13:10 - The Risk of AI Relationships