Jun 1, 2026
Today’s AI algorithms promise to optimize every aspect of our lives. But as Ben Recht writes in “The Irrational Decision,” the important things in life can’t be optimized or computed. The world still needs humans like us.
moral judgment cannot be reduced to calculation, for it involves conscience, personal responsibility and the recognition of the other as a person. Therefore, it is not permissible to entrust lethal or otherwise irreversible decisions to artificial systems.• The pope and the machine god, by Mark Hurst (May 29, 2026)