The Patrick Madrid Show: April 01, 2026 - Hour 3

Patrick weighs artificial intelligence against faith, ethics, and everyday experience. Listeners question whether AI is truly intelligent, worry about instant gratification and lost human connection, and push Patrick to consider if digital tools deserve respect or if their dangers outweigh their usefulness. The conversation swerves from skepticism to hope, from libraries and coffee makers to the nature of the soul and the boundaries between man and machine.   Aaron – AI is massive power and it could corrupt absolutely (00:58) Christopher - If we create genuinely intelligent systems, what role do they play in God's creation and what rights do they have? (04:02) Mark - My comment regarding the AI dilemma is that everyone wants gratification and an instant win-win for themselves and AI facilitates that. (14:48) Maria (email) – I welcome AI as it can give me a wider information base (22:30) Tracey (email) – Humans will not be able to stop AI once it gains controls Vanessa - I think AI is leading us to become more like computers. (24:55) Thaddeus - I feel like we are too permissive with AI and what it is allowed to do. Should more Catholics enter the military to counter AI in military? (35:24) Michelle - This is a tool of deception that can be used by the government to deceive us. (39:22) Jeanine - I don't use computers. I have a cell phone for basic things. I was shocked that AI has had good Catholic answers that is better than the library. I thought the library was more prejudiced. (41:04) David - Why do we keep Easter on Sunday? (45:47) Rhonda - Would Jesus, Mary and Joseph be considered the first Catholics? (47:52)