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Every new technology affects the whole of society, granting humanity new power over itself and power over others. AI has the potential to massively centralize power in the hands of a few, reduce the scope of human freedom, and produce the illusion that humanity could and even should be surpassed and replaced. In this podcast, the editors of New Polity, Marc Barnes, Andrew Willard Jones, Michael Boland, and Alex Denley, discuss the current AI moment and the principles of New Polity's AI Declaration. Read the declaration here: https://newpolity.com/blog/ai-declarationCheck out our event, The Catholic AI Summit: https://www.catholicaisummit.com/New Polity is a non-profit organization entirely supported by listeners like you. Please donate to help us make more! https://newpolity.com/donate

In this podcast, Marc Barnes and Reuben Slife discuss Pope Pius XII’s 1939 letter to America on the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the hierarchy of bishops. They discuss both Pope Pius’s praise for America and his warnings regarding the degradation of the family and cultural decline of the pre-war era. Subscribe by August 15th to receive Issue 7.3: https://newpolity.com/magazine We are running a Summer Sale on all books and magazines! Check it out here: https://newpolity.com/summer-sale Grab a copy of America in the Mystery of Christ and the Church by David L. Schindler with an introduction and edited by Reuben Slife. New Polity is starting a blog series on AI with new articles every Friday. Subscribe to our email list here: https://newpolity.com/essays/#subscribe New Polity is a non-profit organization entirely supported by listeners like you. Please donate to help us make more! https://newpolity.com/donate

Does employee ownership really work? Matthew Warner, founder and CEO of Flocknote, says it certainly does. In this podcast, Marc Barnes interviews Matthew on his experience transitioning Flocknote to an employee owned company, and the benefits it brings to his company. They also discuss Catholic Social Teaching on ownership and labor, and how Catholics can incorporate these teachings. Subscribe by August 15th to receive Issue 7.3: https://newpolity.com/magazine We are running a Summer Sale on all books and magazines! Check it out here: https://newpolity.com/summer-sale New Polity is starting a blog series on AI with new articles every Friday. Subscribe to our email list here: https://newpolity.com/essays/#subscribe New Polity is a non-profit organization entirely supported by listeners like you. Please donate to help us make more! https://newpolity.com/donate

Marc Barnes and Alex Denley are happy to announce the next New Polity Magazine, Issue 7.3, on AI: The Hype vs The Real. In this podcast, they discuss the loss of textual communities, AI generated homilies, the technocratic paradigm, and other topics from the new magazine. Subscribe by August 15th to receive Issue 7.3: https://newpolity.com/magazineWe are running a Summer Sale on all books and magazines! Check it out here: https://newpolity.com/summer-saleNew Polity is starting a blog series on AI with new articles every Friday. Subscribe to our email list here: https://newpolity.com/essays/#subscribePlease donate to help us make more! https://newpolity.com/donate

Marc Barnes and Joe Heschmeyer are from the old world of the Catholic blogosphere. With catchy titles like "Bad Catholic" and "Shameless Popery," the Catholic blogs were the place for long comment threads and an active community. Social media has made that community mostly obsolete, and social media is the default place where people go. In this podcast, they discuss producing content for social media algorithms and how to preserve and encourage attention. New Polity is running a summer sale on all our books and magazines! Check it out here: https://newpolity.com/summer-saleSubscribe to New Polity magazine! https://newpolity.com/magazineDonate to help us make more. Thank you! https://newpolity.com/donateHere is the essay by Simone Weil referenced by Joe: https://rohandrape.net/ut/rttcc-text/...