(ANS – Rome – November 5, 2026) – The first online event of AnthropoCosmic AI will take place on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. This series of meetings, seminars, and conferences explores the transformations artificial intelligence is bringing to society and people’s lives.
The initiative, organized by the Faculty of Social Communication Sciences at the Pontifical Salesian University, in collaboration with AI Open Mind, aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue among academics, professionals, institutions, and businesses, with particular attention to the anthropological, educational, communicative, and ethical implications of new technologies.
The project is structured around three dimensions—Person, Environment, and Cosmos—which provide a framework for exploring not only the possibilities offered by artificial intelligence but also the changes it brings to the ways we think, communicate, work, and build relationships.
AnthropoCosmic AI will consist of three online seminars, scheduled for November 7, 14, and 21, 2026, culminating in the international conference AnthropoCosmic AI: Toward AI at the Service of Humankind, the Environment, and the Cosmos on Saturday, November 28, 2026. The conference will be held both in person at the Paul VI Lecture Hall of the Pontifical Salesian University and online.
First Session Dedicated to the Relationship Between Individuals and Artificial Intelligence
The morning seminar, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:20 p.m., will address six areas of reflection: neuroscience and digital relationships, personal identity, education in critical thinking, ethics and responsibility, and transformations in thought and language in the age of generative AI.
Speakers will include Michela Balconi, Marco Annoni, Chiara Panciroli, Enrico Panai, Derrick de Kerckhove, and Massimo Palermo, who will offer perspectives from different disciplines on the transformations currently taking place.
In the afternoon, from 3 to 6 p.m., the program will continue with AI Laboratori del Domani (AI Laboratories of Tomorrow), a forum for discussion on the applications and implications of artificial intelligence in areas such as education, digital security, the protection of rights, employment, and health care.
The session, moderated by Vittorio Sammarco, a lecturer at the Faculty of Social Communication Sciences, will bring together experts and professionals from various sectors.
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Toward the International Conference on November 28
Ahead of the international conference on November 28, two additional online events are scheduled.
On November 14, the relationship between AI and the environment will be explored in depth, examining the opportunities artificial intelligence offers for protecting ecosystems and biodiversity, along with its energy consumption and environmental impact.
On November 21, the focus will shift to the cosmos and future scenarios, emphasizing the role of artificial intelligence in scientific research, space exploration, quantum computing, and the development of global governance.
The November 28 conference will bring together universities, institutions, businesses, civil society organizations, and standardization bodies to promote a paradigm shift: moving from artificial intelligence as an instrument of power toward a technology understood as a common good, serving life and human development.
AnthropoCosmic AI continues the journey begun by the Faculty with its 2019 conference, Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computers, and its 2020 conference, Artificial Intelligence for Human Governance, while broadening its international and interdisciplinary perspective.
The project also includes the 18 Laboratories of Tomorrow, inspired by the ecosystems and use cases identified in the ISO/IEC TR 24030:2024 Technical Report. Universities, research centers, associations, businesses, and institutions will participate in developing proposals addressing AI’s impact on key economic and social sectors.
The contributions gathered will be compiled into a White Paper on Artificial Intelligence, open to academics, professionals, and organizations through a Call for Papers. Attention will also be given to the technical standards needed to translate transparency, security, reliability, and accountability into shared and verifiable criteria.
For more information about the program, visit the AnthropoCosmic AI initiative website or the Faculty of Social Communication Sciences website.