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  [BBC] SXSW 2017: Why is the Vatican at a tech conference? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2017-03-13 23:55 +0800

#7502 — [BBC] SXSW 2017: Why is the Vatican at a tech conference?

As Bishop Paul Tighe sat down for our interview, he joked that not only 
is he probably the only priest at South by Southwest, but also the only 
person with grey hair.

Full story: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-39252042

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"But if the people who want to use it for good withdraw from it, then 
the trolls have won. There is a potential here to build connections, to 
learn from people who might surprise us."

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To my surprise, he didn't want to change anything - but he made a plea 
for technology innovators and entrepreneurs to consider how to involve 
the Church and others in building their products.

"I think it's really a time for a good, robust conversation between 
programmers and people who are coming form different ethical and 
philosophical positions.

"We must ensure that our human values and achievements, in terms of 
respecting dignity and the worth of people, will somehow be programmed 
into the machines we work with."

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