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SUMMARY:Venerable Mary Aikenhead Oration 2026
DESCRIPTION:Optimistic or Overwhelmed?\n\n\n\nEngaging Tech in an Age of Optimisation\nA.Prof. Victoria Lorrimar\nDirector\, Centre of Technology and Human Futures\nUniversity of Notre Dame Australia (Fremantle)\n\nWe live in an era of accelerated technological change. Generative artificial intelligence is reshaping our personal and collective lives\, while emerging technologies promise futures marked by virtual worlds\, brain implants\, and even extraterrestrial travel. \nAt the same time\, technologies increasingly collect personal data in pursuit of optimisation and performance. Many find themselves oscillating between optimism and overwhelm\, awe and anxiety. \nIn the spirit of Mary Aikenhead\, this oration will explore how we might engage with emerging technologies in service of our mission: the flourishing of every human person. \nThis event is being offered both in-person and online.
URL:https://cathevents.org.au/event/venerable-mary-aikenhead-oration-2026-2/
LOCATION:Online and In Person
CATEGORIES:Featured,Formation,Governance,Leadership,Mission,Professional Development,Religious Orders
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