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Dr. Greg Bottaro

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At the CatholicPsych Institute, we’re doing something new when it comes to therapy. In the Being Human podcast, Dr. Greg Bottaro, Founder and Director of the CatholicPsych Institute, shares with you his vision for Catholic therapy and a revolutionary approach that is focused, finally, on what it means to be human.

Being Human

What happens when AI starts to feel like a friend – but isn’t one? In this final installment of our AI series, Dr. Greg explores the growing ability of artificial intelligence to mirror human behavior – and why, no matter how convincing it gets, it can never truly love or choose. Drawing from the Catholic tradition and John Paul II’s personalism, we unpack the deep spiritual and psychological truths of freedom and love – and why real relationship can only happen between persons. If you’ve ever felt both amazed and uneasy about the rise of AI, this conversation will challenge and ground you in what it really means to be human.

Key Topics:

Why AI may soon be indistinguishable from a real person – and why that matters
The core differences between mimicking humanity and being human
How real love requires real freedom—and why AI can’t offer either
How tools like AI can support human flourishing—but not replace human relationship
The danger of substituting digital connection for true communion

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