By Sean Ellard A top Google software engineer has been suspended after he claimed publicly its Artificial Intelligence (AI) programme LaMDA (Language Model for Dialog Applications) was now sentient, on par with about a 7- 8 year old child with knowledge of physics, according to Blake Lemoine’s recent interview with the Washington Post. He felt... Read More

PACT’s Catholic Community Engagement Manager Theresa Alessandro shares how Operation Elf supports family relationships at Christmas. Lord Farmer reported that nurturing the ‘golden thread’ of family relationships helps prisoners to make a fresh start – reducing ‘reoffending’ by 39%. Pact’s Operation Elf is one way to support those relationships at Christmas –an important time of year for families. This year, parishes like Our Lady... Read More

Campaigners in favour of assisted suicide appear to have adopted the proverb ‘if at first you don’t succeed, try try again, persistence pays off in the end’ as one of their key values. The sentiment, first coined by American educator Thomas H Palmer, is certainly a noble one in most circumstances, but in this case... Read More

One of the best, yet frustrating, parts of playing with Lego as a kid happened when the big bin got dumped on the floor and it was a mad rush to gather up all the best and limited pieces. Endlessly sweeping our fingers back and forth. Looking, searching, and slowly acquiring the right bits to... Read More