Antiqua et Nova, Note on the Relationship Between "Artificial Intelligence and Human Intelligence" is a joint document issued by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Dicastery for Culture and Education in the last months of Pope Francis's Pontificate. The document cited Pope Francis call for a renewed "wisdom of heart," for Catholics to contribute positively to the discernment regarding Artificial Intelligence. The bottom line is that in the era of Artificial Intelligence, the Church invites those who are entrusted with transmitting the faith—including parents, teachers, pastors, and bishops—to dedicate themselves to this critical subject of Artificial Intelligence with care and attention. Indeed, in the era of AI, the role of teachers seems obsolete, as many people seem to turn to AI as their primary teacher. But in the Antiqua et Nova, the Church suggests that we still need some human experts as teachers. Moreover, the document says, "In a world marked by AI, we need the grace of the Holy Spirit, who ‘enables us to look at things with God's eyes, to see connections, situations, events, and to uncover their real meaning’.”
In today's Gospel reading, Jesus also emphasizes the role of the teacher. First, he criticizes the scribes and the Pharisees who have sat on the chair of Moses. A chair properly belongs to teachers, and for this reason, when the Scribes and Pharisees sit on a chair, they are supposed to play the role of the teacher like Moses. Moses taught the law, but it is not merely a set of regulations, but the law pertains to faith. Those Scribes and Pharisees must act as teachers of faith, but instead, they cling to prestige and power. Secondly, Jesus said that no one can be properly called a master or teacher if he teaches from himself. In other words, what he teaches must come from Christ instead of himself. A teacher supplies certain things to aid his students in learning because he has learned first, but ultimately, God is the teacher because He is the source of intellect. When Jesus says that no one should be called father on earth, it is often interpreted as a statement of anti-clericalism, that the Catholic Church wrongly uses the title "Father" as an honorific title for priests, reflecting clerical power and status. But this interpretation is not accurate because Jesus was referring to the Fatherhood as the authority of a father in a paternal relationship. Many fathers assumed Fatherhood as an assigned condition. Still, they never understood or knew how to play the role of a father who was supposed to teach and guide their children, and more importantly, transmit faith to them. The world has changed significantly with Artificial Intelligence, but it still needs good teachers and fathers who understand their role and know how to communicate their faith to the younger generation.