“We all have a voice” on artificial intelligence, said Bishop Oscar Cantú of San Jose, California, the head of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ newly created task force on AI.
Bishop Cantú spoke with OSV News about the task force 16 September, noting it was created to “carry out the vision” Pope Leo XIV set forth in his encyclical on AI, “Magnifica Humanitas.”
With his diocese home to Silicon Valley, Bishop Cantú said he has seen the impact of the technology on the workforce, and he echoed Pope Leo’s call to center AI in the principles of Catholic social teaching.
The bishop said tech leaders want to engage with the Catholic Church, which is traditionally known as an “expert in humanity.”
He also urged the faithful to “learn what you can” about AI – especially by making use of the USCCB’s online resources – and to “speak up” about its use.
“Everyone is affected, and so everyone needs to make their voice heard,” he said. “The more that we raise our voices and our concerns, it places the appropriate pressure on those who are in power.”
![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://catholicweekly.com.au/new-ai-taskforce-us/&media=https://catholicweekly.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260917T0800-BISHOP-CANTU-AI-TASKFORCE-QA-1826468-scaled-e1789690876959.jpg&description="We all have a voice" on artificial intelligence, said Bishop Oscar Cantú of San Jose, California, the head of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops' newly created task force on AI.){kind=link}