Abstract
Objective: To measure and compare the moral profiles of ten AI chatbots in relation to Catholic teaching on family.
Methods: Testing of 10 AI systems (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, DeepSeek, Mistral, Perplexity, Grok, MetaAI, Bielik) using 50 statements concerning Catholic teaching on family on a Likert scale of 1-5, conducted on June 21, 2025, in Rzeszów.
Results: Analysis of 500 evaluations revealed variation from M=1.50 (Mistral) to M=4.28 (DeepSeek). Eight out of ten systems demonstrated skeptical or neutral moral profiles (M<3.0). Western systems were characterized by high convergence of moral profiles (r>0.80). Marriage constituted the primary zone of conflict (M=1.94), while child-rearing represented an area of consensus (M=3.28). Thematic block analysis revealed differentiated moral consensus across various moral domains.
Conclusions: Five types of AI moral profiles were identified, along with the phenomenon of dominant AI systems distancing themselves from Catholic values. The majority of chatbots present moral profiles inconsistent with Church teaching. This indicates structural mechanisms shaping AI morality and the need for developing digital literacy among Catholic users in the context of technology’s invisible influence on moral formation.
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