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Le réseau OPTIC fournit un kit d’animation pour stimuler les échanges sur les technologies et leurs implications éthiques. Il cherche à encourager une utilisation responsable et respectueuse des technologies, en ligne avec les valeurs de l’Évangile.

Eric Salobir was interviewed by RSI, where he emphasized that the Catholic Church is not focused on the past but rather on the future of humanity

Eric was interviewed to explore the impact of AI on the human person and to understand how the Church's Social Doctrine can shed light on a number of critical choices to be made regarding the use of new technologies.

Éric Salobir occupies a unique position at the intersection of religion, technology and entrepreneurship. He shares his views on his commitment to putting people at the heart of technological development and his open and constructive approach to the dialogue between religion and technology

Laurent Astoul, director of the IA Institut, talks about the challenges of teaching AI.

A look back at the lecture given by Fr. Éric Salobir for the Christian Cultural Center of Montreal, at the Dominican convent of Saint Albert le Grand in Montreal.

The impressive of growth of generative AI systems has prompted a collective effort towards the creation of AI principles. Now faced with an ever growing amount of principles, how can we make sense of them and integrate them practically in our organizations?

Auxane Boch & Alexander Kriebitz, both AI ethicists, show their point of views on diversity in AI

Following the UN call to emphasize the crucial yet ambivalent role of the latest advances in AI, discover resources to help measure the contribution of AI to human development and flourishing.

Fr. Eric Salobir explores the evolution of AI as a talking machine and how it relates to our humanity.

Interview of Virginie Martins de Nobrega, an international lawyer and consultant working on the multiple AI applications in international affairs and relations.

Vatican seeks to provide roadmap for how disruptive technologies can be used for good

Anne Alombert recently published her latest book, Schizophrénie numérique (Digital Schizophrenia), in April 2023, in which she examines the impact of digital technologies on our minds, particularly our ability to think. She also took part in the round table "The future of social networks: how can we reconcile user engagement and well-being?" organized by the Human Technology Foundation on May 9, 2023.

During his audience on March 27, Pope Francis shared his thoughts at the "Dialogues de Minerva". An initiative founded by Fr. Eric Salobir in 2016, which aims to foster dialogue around the impact of technologies, between scientists, engineers, business leaders, lawyers and Church representatives.

Article by Maïté CANO, Attorney at Law and member of the Paris Bar. She works for private and public operators on public infrastructure and public service management projects. She is interested in the relationship between technology and public services, and in the issues related to sovereignty raised by the metaverse.

Based on the roundtable “Metaverse at the service of people: a utopia?” organized by KPMG Innovation Lab and the Human Technology Foundation

Clo S is the founder of This Too Shall Grow, where, as a certified digital wellness coach and trainer, she helps individuals and businesses build better relationships with their computers, smartphones, and connected devices. Our digital tools are often a source of stress and distraction. Her work aims to make them help us be productive, creative, and feel good instead of consuming our time.

Daniel Gillblad is the Director of the Chalmers AI Research Center (CHAIR) as well as the Co-Director of AI Sweden, the Swedish national center for applied artificial intelligence. He has a track record of working with both academia and industry and strives to turn research breakthroughs into applications benefiting Swedish citizens.

Joni Brennan, President at the Digital ID & Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC) reflects on DIACC contribution to the report “Universal Digital Identity Policy Principles to Maximize Benefits for People: a shared European and Canadian perspective”.

Father Eric Salobir, a Dominican communications professional and president of the Human Technology Foundation's executive committee, speaks to Vatican News about a two-day 'Innovation' conference in Rome, and says tradition is a treasure which completes innovation perfectly.

To what extent the products we create alter ourselves?

How is AI transforming: Our way of life, our relationships and the expression of our humanity? OPTIC presented a Conference on July 8 on the theme "Being Human in the Age of AI.”

The OPTIC Network (OPTIC) and the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome announce a partnership to promote the common goal of advancing technology for humanity

The religious sphere is generally known for its critical view of technology. However, in the wake of the pandemic, many religions have had to take to the internet to maintain a link with their followers. Some religious organizations have even been tempted by the metaverse. The emergence of NFTs in the religious sphere highlights their characteristics that were not raised in the context of the speculative bubble that arose around these innovations. Will these characteristics be put to good use in the creation of a new business model around NFTs?

Selected as one of the 25 experts of the new Global partnership on AI Working group, Vincent C. Müller is Professor of Ethics of Technology at the University of Eindhoven, University Academic Fellow at the University of Leeds and Turing Fellow at the Alan Turing Institute.

The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted a two-fold observation: on the one hand, our technological lead did not prevent us from being hit hard by the scourge. On the other hand, political decision-makers, business leaders and citizens spontaneously turned to technology to find solutions to the crisis. Salvage reflex or solutionism?

Racism, bloodshed, speciesism, climate change... You want a more ethical world? Dr. Thilo Hagendorff, a researcher at the University of Tübingen, says you should abandon patterns of thinking that draw an artificial boundary between "one's own" and "others" and develop unconditional compassion. Do you want more ethical AI and technologies? Forget the dominant principle-based approach and adopt the virtues-based approach. You should also start working towards an ethical work climate.

What if cities already have the infrastructure they need to become smart? What if the challenges are more cultural than technological? Fábio Duarte answers as an expert in urban planning and mobility. He is, among others, a senior researcher at the MIT Senseable City Lab and a consultant for the World Bank in transport and land use planning.

As new technologies and scientific methods for sampling and studying the ocean develop rapidly, scientists and companies are increasingly interested in exploring the genetic diversity of the underwater world. Bioprospecting, the search for marine genetic resources (GMRs) with potential commercial value, is not regulated in international waters, but ongoing negotiations on United Nations (UN) treaties could change the governance landscape. Klaudija Cremers, a researcher in international ocean governance at the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI) in Paris, spoke about the prospects for biotechnology and the outstanding issues in the final stages of treaty negotiations.

Susanna Schellenberg, Professor of Philosophy and Cognitive Science at the Rutgers University, analyzes how the perception of the world around us is based on discriminating abilities in the neurosciences. Hence the need to develop a philosophy of perception. Interview at the frontier of science and phenomenology.

This time of confinement highlights the urgency of considering neuroscience as a discipline that can help everyone to live it. Understanding and studying human behaviour will make it possible to measure the impact of such confinement on each one of us and to identify those who need help. Neurotechnologies, which are intended to be at the interface between the brain and the machine, can be very interesting tools for understanding these behaviours. On the other hand, it is becoming clear that the boundaries between the medical and non-medical uses of these neurotechnologies are becoming very porous, inviting us to reflect on neuroethical issues in order to put safeguards in place for these uses.

In a media ecosystem dominated by Facebook - half of the population only gets information through social networks - it is not the democracy but the French Republic that is in crisis. And with it a constitution that is no longer in line with the citizens' expectations. Behind this crisis, observes Fabrice Epelboin, an entrepreneur, social media specialist and teacher at Sciences-Po Paris, there is the question of dignity in the digital age.

If 2019 was the year of the "citizen data scientist", according to the Dice.com website 2020 will be the year of the "citizen data engineers", but why does the idea of citizenship arise in the big data? The point of view of Lauriane Gorce, Scientific Director of the Institute of Technology for the Human Being in Montreal.

Serge Tisseron is a psychiatrist, member of the French National Digital Council (CNNum), doctor in psychology with the authority to direct research (HDR) in Clinical Human Sciences, and a member of the Scientific Council of the Centre de recherches Psychanalyse, Médecine et Société.