On Friday, October 16, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) announced that Notre Dame faculty member will serve as a consultant to the newly formed Task Force on Preserving Human Dignity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. Sullivan, the Wilsey Family College Professor of Philosophy and director of the and the , is one of only three lay consultants providing support to the task force.
The task force was formed in response to Pope Leo XIV鈥檚 call in his encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, to cultivate a culture of shared responsibility and ensure that human dignity is protected amid rapid AI development.
In a of the task force鈥檚 formation, the USCCB described the focus of the group as 鈥減romoting policies and practices that protect human dignity, religious liberty, democratic institutions, workers, families, and vulnerable populations.鈥�
Bishop Oscar Cant霉 of San Jose will serve as chair of the task force, joined by seven bishops from around the country.
鈥淲e are grateful to the bishops for this recognition of Meghan鈥檚 superb leadership and expertise,鈥� said John T. McGreevy, the Charles and Jill Fischer Provost at Notre Dame. 鈥淚t is an honor not only for her, but for the Notre Dame Ethics Initiative and the entire University. As a leading global Catholic research university, Notre Dame has a particular responsibility to bring the strength of its scholarship to bear on the most consequential questions facing the Church and society.鈥�
In September 2025, Sullivan launched at Notre Dame, a faith-informed approach to conversations about AI rooted in five enduring principles for human formation: dignity, embodiment, love, transcendence, and agency. DELTA鈥檚 goal was to provide leaders across the Church, industry, and education with tools to support human flourishing in the midst of widespread technological change.
鈥淚t is a tremendous honor to be called on to serve the Church at this crucial moment for our global community,鈥� Sullivan said. 鈥淲hen we developed the DELTA framework, we hoped that it would be of use to Church leaders, and I look forward to supporting the bishops as they undertake this important work.鈥�
Since DELTA鈥檚 launch, Sullivan and the DELTA team have offered more than 80 in-person training sessions and events on human formation and moral leadership in the age of AI.
Additional members of the task force are:
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His Eminence Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago
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Most Reverend Paul D. Etienne, Archbishop of Seattle
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Most Reverend Shelton J. Fabre, Archbishop of Louisville
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Most Reverend Barry C. Knestout, Bishop of Richmond
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Most Reverend James Massa, Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn
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Most Reverend Michael F. Olson, Bishop of Fort Worth
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Most Reverend Slawomir Szkredka, Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles
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Consultant: Charles Camosy, associate professor of moral theology and ethics, The Catholic University of America
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Consultant: Kim Daniels, director, Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life, Georgetown University
DELTA is housed at the University of Notre Dame鈥檚 Institute for Ethics and the Common Good and is made possible through generous support from Lilly Endowment Inc.
Media contact: Erin Blasko, director of media engagement,听574-631-4127, eblasko@nd.edu