AI in Education
Document Type
Paper presentation
School Name
De La Salle University - Integrated School
School Code
ARCH00045
Abstract / Executive Summary
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has significantly transformed education, offering opportunities and challenges in Catholic schools. While AI enhances learning efficiency, integration must align with Catholic values, human dignity, moral responsibility, and the common good. This study investigates how AI can be ethically incorporated into Catholic education, ensuring it remains a supportive tool rather than a replacement for human teachers while also contributing to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 4 (Quality Education) and SDG 16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions). Grounded in Catholic Social Teaching and key Church documents such as Fratelli Tutti, Gaudium et Spes, Laudato Si’, Rome Call for AI Ethics, and Antiqua et Nova, this research explores the moral principles that should guide AI’s use in Catholic education. The study examines AI’s potential to support moral and spiritual development, its role in fostering inclusivity and justice, and strategies for mitigating ethical risks, particularly in relation to digital equity and responsible AI governance. This study identifies key ethical concerns and best practices in AI implementation using qualitative methodologies, including textual analysis of Church Teachings, expert interviews, and focus group discussions with AI specialists and Catholic educators. A content analysis of AI-powered educational tools assesses their alignment with Catholic values and the ethical framework of Catholic education. Findings highlight AI’s potential as a complementary teaching tool within an ethical structure that upholds faith formation, human dignity, and the common good while advancing sustainable and inclusive education.
Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence, Catholic Education, Ethics, Human Dignity, Moral Responsibility, Sustainable Development Goals, AI in Teaching
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) has significantly transformed education, offering opportunities and challenges in Catholic schools. While AI enhances learning efficiency, integration must align with Catholic values, human dignity, moral responsibility, and the common good. This study investigates how AI can be ethically incorporated into Catholic education, ensuring it remains a supportive tool rather than a replacement for human teachers while also contributing to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 4 (Quality Education) and SDG 16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions). Grounded in Catholic Social Teaching and key Church documents such as Fratelli Tutti, Gaudium et Spes, Laudato Si’, Rome Call for AI Ethics, and Antiqua et Nova, this research explores the moral principles that should guide AI’s use in Catholic education. The study examines AI’s potential to support moral and spiritual development, its role in fostering inclusivity and justice, and strategies for mitigating ethical risks, particularly in relation to digital equity and responsible AI governance. This study identifies key ethical concerns and best practices in AI implementation using qualitative methodologies, including textual analysis of Church Teachings, expert interviews, and focus group discussions with AI specialists and Catholic educators. A content analysis of AI-powered educational tools assesses their alignment with Catholic values and the ethical framework of Catholic education. Findings highlight AI’s potential as a complementary teaching tool within an ethical structure that upholds faith formation, human dignity, and the common good while advancing sustainable and inclusive education.
