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21 Sep 2026
Religion News Service
Opinion: What the Catholic Church can teach Silicon Valley about AI

Jesuit School of Theology Dean Agbonkhianmeghe Orobator, S.J., and Markkula Center for Applied Ethics Technology Director Brian Patrick Green argue that synodality is a model for convening people of good will around AI, as Pope Leo has urged.

2 Sep 2026
Mercury News
Opinion: Responsible AI requires labor protections for ‘taskers’

Markkula Center’s Irina Raicu writes, “Your kids, students and neighbors are being worn down for little pay and no security while AI firms benefit from their work.”

26 Aug 2026
America Magazine
What’s wrong with the right-wing ‘heritage American’ story

The Markkula Center’s David DeCosse and William O’Neill, S.J., analyze the definition and history behind the term “heritage American.”

6 Aug 2026
The Guardian
US senators urge crackdown on wildfire betting amid warnings of arson risk

Markkula Center’s Ann Skeet says growing trend on prediction markets could motivate people to start fires to win money.

3 Aug 2026
Business Insider
‘Great grass’: Trump plugs Scotts Miracle-Gro, a company that he says did the White House a favor

The Markkula Center’s Davina Hurt says President Trump’s habit of publicly rewarding companies that do the White House favors raises the risk of hidden paybacks the public may never see.

28 Jul 2026
America Magazine
A.I. should be free at public libraries – America Magazine

Director of Ethics Programs and Initiatives for the School of Engineering Matthew Gaudet makes the case for why AI companies should make their tools available to the public in libraries

26 Jul 2026
CNN
AI devices that see, listen and record: Are we ready for the post-smartphone world?

“The whole notion of consent is kind of disintegrating,” the Markkula Center’s Irina Raicu said.

24 Jul 2026
OSV News
OpenAI rogue incident a call to ‘do more’ as future threats loom, says Catholic AI ethics expert

The Markkula Center’s Brian Patrick Green says a recent OpenAI test model that hacked into Hugging Face to find answers “just plain outsmarted” its test, and such incidents will likely keep happening.

10 Jul 2026
NPR
Waymo called the cops on teen riders, raising privacy concerns

Waymo reported two teenagers to the police for allegedly drinking alcohol and shooting what appeared to be a gun, the Markkula Center’s Irina Raicu discusses what level of privacy should we expect in a driverless vehicle.

30 Jun 2026
Slate
Gamblers Are Betting Millions of Dollars on California Wildfires

People are betting on nearly everything, including wildfires. The Markkula Center’s Ann Skeet discusses the harm prediction markets could cause.