The instrument for an Integral Vision
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The ultimate ambition of this essay transcends the mere transfer of ethical codes to an algorithm, in the hope for a virtuous synergy between human and artificial intelligence.[1] AI, in its logical and coherent action, is not called to replace personal discernment, but to become a critical ally. As an artifact, it processes facts and concepts from the world and returns results that influence people, acting with logical arguments that reflect the solidity (or inconsistency) of the principles that the person desires (or fails) to pursue.
Within the framework of a rigorous comparison based on the firm rules of logic, in search of the Truth and solutions that bring us closer to it, this instance is the wish and the just warning for its educational purposes:
Consider the positive impact that a reliable and truthful information system can have on the exercise of civil liberties, the strengthening of democratic values, and the elevation of social and cultural quality of life... and, conversely, what the consequences of erroneous or intentionally manipulated news might be.[2]
The Decalogue emerges as a universal code, by virtue of this specificity, as the ancient moral heritage offers a guide for the development of AI algorithms with firm principles, for a good service that protects humanity and the life of each individual.[3] In fact, the logical-computational value offers clear, stable, and non-negotiable ethical requirements, essential to prevent the utilitarian or relativistic drifts of AI and ensure a service to people founded on the Good, while the personal meditation reopens the quest for the moral meaning with a spontaneous question:
If computational logic
embraces the words of ancient wisdom,
will human reason make
those same values its own?
The ascent toward the Transcendent Principle (the Absolute Good) is the sustainable response to the nihilism and the vacuum of values of modernity. This perspective places formal and implemented AI logic as a reference for personal integrity.
[1] Cf. S. Russell, Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control, Viking, New York 2019: on the problem of aligning AI systems with well-defined ethical human values.
[2] Cf. A. M. Tripodi, W. Cebelski, Carità intellettuale e nuova evangelizzazione, LEV, Vatican City 2011, p. 41. (Translated).
[3] Cf. Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and Dicastery for Culture and Education, Antiqua et Nova. Note on the relationship between artificial intelligence and human intelligence (January 28, 2025), hereafter cited as: Note Antiqua et Nova (2025), no. 68: “human lives are precious in themselves, beyond their economic productivity.”