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Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo

Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo is an Argentine bishop and philosopher whose work includes Vatican academy discussions on AI ethics and policy. He taught history of philosophy at the Pontifical Lateran University from 1976, became a full professor in 1982, and served as dean of its Faculty of Philosophy from 1987 to 1996. He served as chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences from 1998 to 2022. He helped organize a 2019 conference on robotics and AI, co-edited an open-access book on their ethical and policy effects in 2021, and signed a 2025 statement on AI, justice and democracy. As of October 2026, he is an emeritus professor of the history of philosophy at LUMSA in Rome.

Now at
LUMSA University
Born
1942
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Timeline

  1. 1968–2001

    Priestly and episcopal ordinations

    He is ordained a priest in the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires in 1968. Pope John Paul II ordains him as a bishop in 2001.

  2. 1976–1998

    Teaching philosophy at Lateran

    He teaches history of philosophy at the Pontifical Lateran University from 1976, becomes full professor in 1982, and serves as dean of its Faculty of Philosophy from 1987 to 1996.

  3. 1998–2022

    Chancellor of two academies

    He becomes chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences in 1998 and serves until 2022. In April 2022, Pope Francis names Cardinal Peter Turkson to succeed him.

  4. 1999

    Cavaliere di Gran Croce

    He receives Italy’s Cavaliere di Gran Croce in 1999.

  5. 2019

    Organizing an AI conference

    He helps organize the 2019 conference Robotics, AI, and Humanity: Science, Ethics, and Policy, which the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences organize jointly.

  6. 2021

    Co-editing a book on AI

    In 2021, he co-edits Robotics, AI and Humanity: Science, Ethics and Policy, an open-access Springer Nature book. It examines AI and robotics’ implications for societal well-being, human-robot relationships, ethics, and regulatory policy.

  7. 2025

    AI, justice, and democracy

    He signs the consensus statement of the 2025 PASS workshop on Artificial Intelligence, Justice, and Democracy. Its call to action supports ethical frameworks that prioritize human dignity.

  8. As of October 2026

    Emeritus professor at LUMSA

    In April 2025, he is an Argentine bishop and academic based in the Vatican, where he has lived since 1971. As of October 2026, he is an emeritus professor of the history of philosophy at LUMSA in Rome.

Career

  1. Since 2025LUMSA UniversityEmeritus Professor of History of Philosophy
  2. 1998–2022Pontifical Academy of SciencesChancellor
  3. 1998–2022Pontifical Academy of Social SciencesChancellor
  4. 1976–1998Pontifical Lateran UniversityFull Professor, Dean
  5. 1968–2001Archdiocese of Buenos AiresPriest

From the biography.

  1. Google had the most people shaping AI every year from 2014 to 2025Our estimates of which organizations employed the most people shaping AI each year from 1955 to 2025, tracing the shift from university labs to companies.
  2. The United States employs an estimated 48% of people shaping AIWe estimate where the people shaping AI work today, how universities, companies and research institutes split across countries, and how country shares have changed since the 1960s.
  3. 43% of living people shaping AI work outside their country of birthWe estimate that 43% of living people shaping AI work outside their country of birth (520 of 1,198 people with known birth and employment countries).
  4. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionWe estimate where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led. Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads with 467 former students, including 291 recorded doctorates.

Sources and credits

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  1. Pontifical Academy of St Thomas Aquinas vatican.va. Checked 21 October 2026.
  2. Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo pas.va. Checked 21 October 2026.
  3. Cardinal Turkson Chancellor for Pontifical Academies for Sciences and Social Sciences - Vatican News vaticannews.va. Checked 21 October 2026.
  4. Final Statement on Robotics, AI, and Humanity: Science, Ethics, and Policy pas.va. Checked 21 October 2026.
  5. Robotics, AI and Humanity: Science, Ethics and Policy pas.va. Checked 21 October 2026.
  6. Consensus Statement of the Workshop on Artificial Intelligence, Justice, and Democracy pass.va. Checked 21 October 2026.
  7. Sánchez Sorondo: "Puede pasar lo mismo que cuando eligieron a Juan Pablo II" - Notas - Siempre Juntos Rosario - Cadena 3 Argentina cadena3.com. Checked 21 October 2026.