Please view the list of resources for pre-conference reading. Reading these materials is optional and not required to attend the conference.
Between Promise and Power: Artificial Intelligence, Shareholder Activism, and the Corporate Governance of the Next Generation – (Pierluigi Matera)
To Understand Pope Leo’s Efforts on A.I., Look at the Man Shaking His Hand – (The New York Times, May 26, 2026)
Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah’s remarks on Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical “Magnifica humanitas” (Anthropic, May 25, 2026)
Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Leo XIV Magnifica Humanitas – (May 15, 2026)
Report of the APSA Presidential Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (Tucker & Persily) – American Political Science Association (May 2026)
Recent AI Regulatory Developments in the United States – Wilson Sonsini (May 8, 2026)
First-time raises help drive surge in Italian startup rounds – PitchBook (April 26, 2026)
Why Silicon Valley Is Turning to the Catholic Church – The Atlantic (April 25, 2026)
Should AI and Christianity Mix? Pat Gelsinger and Gloo Holdings Sure Think So – The Information (April 24, 2026)
2026 10 Things That Matter in AI Right Now – MIT Technology Review (April 21, 2026)
Claude’s Constitution – A Jewish Ethical Critique – Mois Navon (April 12, 2026)
China Issues New Rules on AI Ethics Review and Support – Geopolitechs (April 3, 2026)
The 2026 AI Index Report, 9th Edition – Stanford University HAI (April 2026)
These diseases were thought to be incurable. Now AI is unlocking new treatments – BBC (March 10, 2026)
Action items for AI decision makers in 2026 – MIT Sloan (March 3, 2026)
After the AI Crash – Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator (March 2026)
STAC: When Innocent Tools Form Dangerous Chains to Jailbreak LLM Agents – AWS AI Labs and UC Berkeley (February 2, 2026)
Artificial Intelligence, the Future of War and International Politics – Center for International Governance Innovation (February 2026)
11 things AI experts are watching for in 2026 – University of California (January 15, 2026)
How Accurately Did Claude Code Replicate and Extend A Published Political Science Paper? – Straus and Hall (January 9, 2026)
AI chatbots and digital companions are reshaping emotional connection – American Psychological Association (January 1, 2026)
Claude’s new constitution – Anthropic (January 2026)
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work – National Academies Press
The Digitalist Papers Volume 2
Social AI and Human Connections: Benefits, Risks and Social Impact – SSRN (June 20, 2025)
Message of the Holy Father to participants in the Second Annual Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and Corporate Governance [Rome, 19–20 June 2025] – The Holy See (June 17, 2025)
Lan Xue — Chinese Perspectives on AI Safety – Chineseperspectives.ai (March 29, 2024)
What is AI Ethics? – IBM (September 17, 2021)