Artificial Intelligence and the Common Good

May 7th, 2025

Programme

08:30 Registration

09:00 Welcome: Rector

09:05 Introduction to the Conference: Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences

09:30 Student Panel: “AI and the Common Good: Viewpoints from around the World and across the disciplines of the PUST”

10:00 “Developing AI for the Common Good: The Role of Value-based Engineering and other Engineering Standards” – Prof Sarah Spiekermann-Hoff

10:30 Coffee Break

11:00 “What is AI for?” – Prof Gyula Klima, followed by a response from a professor in the Faculty of Philosophy and discussion

12:15 Break-out sessions lead by PUST professors and doctorate students, as well as some partner institutions:

AULA MAGNA: Prof Matthieu Raffray (Filosofia, PUST) e Don Alberto Lardiello (studente del dottorato, Filosofia): “Etica in un periodo delle macchine e la ‘Infraetica’ di Luciano Floridi”
AULA MINOR: Prof Michael Baggot (Theology, PUST) and Tony Persico (auditing student in Philosophy and the FASS): “Can AI Make Ethical Decisions? Let’s Experiment Together”
AULA 3: Prof Frantisek Stech (Director of the Research group on “Theology and Contemporary Culture”, Charles University, Prague) and Sebastian Wijas (Doctorate student, Stefan Wyszynski University and FASS CREATE programme): “Will AI Threaten or Empower Democracy?”
AULA 8: Prof Alexis Haughey and Prof Victor Luchango (Catholic Tech: https://catholic.tech/) “Technical Perspectives on AI”

13:00 Lunch

14:00 “AI and Contemporary Culture: Can We Read ‘the Signs of the Times’?” – Prof Gabor Ambrus, followed by a response from Sr Catherine Joseph Droste OP and discussion

14:55 Short Break

15:05 “How Can AI Serve the Common Good through Business?” – Prof Alejo Sison, followed by a response from Fr Pierre Januard OP and discussion

16:00 Coffee Break

16:30 “AI and the Law as a Tool for the Common Good” – Prof Paul Nemitz, followed by a response by Prof.ssa Margherita Daverio and discussion

17:30 Concluding Remarks

Aperitivo to follow.

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