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July 9, 2026 · 1 min read

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Thu, 07/09/2026 - 14:58

The World Council of Churches, along with ecumenical and civil society partners, are preparing for the first Global Dialogue on AI Governance, convened by the United Nations and being held in Geneva, 6-7 July. Participants in a symposium on "Our Common Future: Advocating for Digital Rights and AI Accountability" held in mid-April in Berlin reflect on some of the issues that will come to the fore in the Global Dialogue.

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14 April 2026, Berlin, Germany: Carlos Baca (Mexico) pictured at an International symposium entitled ”Our Common Future: Advocating for Digital Rights and AI Accountability”, organized by the World Association for Christian Communication in collaboration with the World Council of Churches, Evangelische Mission Weltweit - Association of Protestant Churches and Missions in Germany, and Brot für die Welt, and held on 13-14 April 2026 in Berlin, Germany, bringing together 25 invited participants representing key ecumenical networks and partners.

Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC

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Тетяна Кравченко

It is interesting that they mention Mexico and Carlos Buck. And in our parish in Poltava, people still call each other on the phone more than they build any "digital networks". Maybe we should also talk in church groups about how to safely use what we already have?

Ilie Popa

Yes, I also saw that they brought the example from Mexico with Carlos Baca. In our parish in Bucharest, more and more people call or send messages on WhatsApp rather than creating a special digital network. Maybe we should talk at Sunday service about how to guard our data when we use what we already have, so it doesn't fall into traps.