21 Aug 2026 AI accountability: Before or after the fact?
All of civil society has a moral duty to speak up and ensure that conversations about AI include the voices of those at the margins, writes WACC General Secretary Philip Lee....
21 Aug 2026 Voices and choices: Why we all need to be involved in decisions about AI
AI governance is too important to be left only to powerful tech companies or individual governments, reflects WACC Deputy General Secretary Sara Speicher post–Geneva Digital Week 2026....
20 Aug 2026 Ensuring that digital technology serves the people
WACC partner Maroua Ghith left the WSIS Forum 2026 convinced of the need to ensure digital technologies celebrate diversity and empower communities. ...
19 Aug 2026 Safeguarding the human person: WACC Europe reflects on Magnifica Humanitas
The most recent online discussion hosted by WACC’s regional association in Europe unpacked Pope Leo XIV's encyclical, whose focus is summed up in its subtitle On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence.Moderated by WACC Europe treasurer Katherine Shirk Lucas, the session...
29 Jun 2026 Language loss and AI
Will artificial intelligence (AI) help or hinder the survival of minority languages into the next century? According to Ethnologue, a database of the world’s 7,168 living languages, almost half are endangered. Over 88 million people speak a language that may not survive this century except in...
01 Jun 2026 AI everything – Except humanity
We’re talking about AI but with little, if any, convergence between industry and civil society. If the silos endure, risks will too. ...
20 May 2026 New WACC interns to support digital justice work, strengthen impact through tech
WACC is pleased to welcome two new interns to our global team. Both are working with digital technologies to strengthen our mission of communication for all....
11 May 2026 The deeper human questions: Why the church needs to be a conversation partner on AI
Artificial intelligence is not only a technical revolution, “[i]t is also a crisis of rhythm, meaning, truth, and human formation,” stated Stiven Naatus, director of advocacy at the Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (ELCF), a WACC member, in his presentation at...
29 Apr 2026 The hidden cost of AI: Digital colonialism and the Global South
A recent WACC Europe discussion featured a presentation by journalist Ingo Dachwitz on the largely invisible workforce, concentrated in the Global South, enabling artificial intelligence and social media feeds. The myth of artificial intelligence When Mark Zuckerberg appeared before the US Congress in 2018, facing questions...
16 Apr 2026 Digital justice symposium closes with joint commitment to action
The symposium “Our Common Future: Advocating for Digital Rights and AI Accountability” drew to a close with a shared commitment to advocacy, education, and networking among faith-based, ecumenical organizations, and civil society actors. The symposium brought together 25 invited participants representing key ecumenical networks and partners...