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No, AI Doesn’t Have a Soul: The Catholic Understanding of Its Role in Human Society, by Jonah McKeown – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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Artificial Intelligence, brain. Steve Johnson. Unsplash. "Futuristic 3D Render"

By Jonah McKeown, National Catholic Register, January 29, 2026

Jonah McKeown is a Register staff writer. He previously was a staff writer and podcast producer for Catholic News Agency. He holds a master’s degree from the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has worked as a writer, as a producer for public radio, and as a videographer. He is based in St. Louis.

 

College professor-philosopher seeks the truth about the mind, soul and personhood in a new podcast series about artificial intelligence.

Jonah McKeownCould computer programs ever come to truly think and understand? Can artificial intelligence (AI) possess a “mind” the way humans do and, by extension, ever be described as a “person” with a soul?

If you ask some of the leading creators and proponents of AI products, at least some of them would answer “Yes” to these questions — a “Yes” that, if true, would raise other far-reaching and potentially dangerous ideas: Should AI programs be given rights? Should they be considered as equal in dignity to humans, or even obeyed as our superiors?!

For Michael Augros, a philosopher and professor at Thomas Aquinas College, the answer to the question “Can AI truly think and understand?” — and, by extension, “Does AI have a soul?” — is a resounding “No.” ….

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