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TEC254: Catholic Answers made a big splash with its AI-powered apologetics chatbot with good and bad reactions. Dom Bettinelli, Victor Lams, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the lessons to learn about AI and its best uses as well as how the Church should use and approach technology.

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• Apple users are being locked out of their Apple IDs with no explanation – 9to5Mac
• Mystery Apple ID Password Resets Strike iPhone, iPad, Mac Users
• Catholic Answers statement on the incident
• ‘Father Justin’ Falls From Grace: Catholic Answers Pulls Plug on AI Priest| National Catholic Register
• AI ‘priest’ sparks more backlash than belief – OSV News
• ‘I just have to take my lumps’
• Electric Priest
• Justin – Catholic Answers Virtual Apologist
• Consumers will finally see FCC-mandated ‘nutrition labels’ for most broadband plans – The Verge
• Google Vids is the latest AI-powered app in Workspace – The Verge
• Fairphone’s Fairbuds are true wireless earbuds with repairable design and user-replaceable batteries – Liliputing

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• Dom: Logitech B100 Corded Mouse

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