The Jackpod: Catastrophe-proofing AI
On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti
WBUR
4.3 • 3.9K Ratings
🗓️ 1 June 2026
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the perils and promise of AI as outlined in the papal encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” and a forthcoming law review paper, “AI and Existential Risk.”
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| 1:41.0 | Hello there, Jack. |
| 1:42.5 | Hello, Megna. |
| 1:43.4 | Okay, we are at episode 121. What's your |
| 1:45.9 | headline? Catastrophe-proofing AI. Oh, interesting. Tell me more, Jack. Well, like nothing |
| 1:53.7 | written or said since Open AI released Chat GPT four years ago, changing almost everything. |
| 2:02.3 | The encyclical Pope Leo the 14th issued this week lights up the promise and peril of this |
| 2:09.2 | AI moment. |
| 2:11.0 | Magnifica humanitas, magnificent humanity calls for, quote, |
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