# The Anti-Chatbot Alliance: New Polity Goes to Washington

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Podcast: [New Polity](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-polity-1279735)
Published: 2026-06-17T20:00:01+00:00
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## Resource

The anti-chatbot alliance is growing. With support from the Future of Life Institute, New Polity is hosting a landmark event on AI this October in Steubenville Ohio, bringing together leading Catholic organizations and thinkers to discuss, debate, and chart a path for our world with AI. Event details and tickets will be available in July. In this podcast, Marc Barnes interviews participants at the Future of Life event in Washington D.C. on their projects, thinking on AI, and how an anti-chatbot alliance can be formed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; Subscribe to New Polity Magazine! Next one's on AI and will be releasing by August.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; Shon Pan is a former technologist and author of &quot; ⁠What Christians Should Know About AI: Navigating Artificial Intelligence with Biblical Wisdom⁠ &quot;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; Michael Marinaccio is the Executive Director of the ⁠Center for Responsible Tech⁠ .&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; Michael Toscano is Senior Fellow and Director of the Family First Technology Initiative at the ⁠Institute for Family Studies⁠ .&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; Lily Abadal is an assistant professor of instruction at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg. ⁠Her research⁠ focuses on virtue ethics and moral formation, particularly in relation to emerging technologies.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; Timestamps:&lt;br&gt; 0:00 A Big Win for Humanity Event&lt;br&gt; 12:20 Shon Pan&lt;br&gt; 23:40 Michael Marinaccio&lt;br&gt; 38:05 Michael Toscano&lt;br&gt; 58:00 Lily Abadal &lt;br&gt;

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