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Joanna Shields reflects on the importance of Pope Leo XIV's Magnifica Humanitas and the role of Ai and faith leaders in protecting human dignity and shaping the conditions of human life for future generations.

Baroness Shields spoke in the UK House of Lords during the King’s Speech debate on foreign affairs, international relations and defence about the growing geopolitical significance of artificial intelligence.

Baroness Joanna Shields and Dana Humaid Al Marzouqi write for Project Syndicate on why faith communities and AI leaders need to come together

Baroness Joanna Shields OBE has been named one of Okta's 2026 Identity 25 — an annual list recognising the top 25 innovators shaping the future of digital identity.

The Protect Us short film has won a gold Smiley Charity Film Award in the 'international impact' category.

Joanna Shields joins a global conversation on how responsible AI can better protect children as digital systems shape learning, play, and social connection. The session explores child-centered design, transparency, accountability, and practical safeguards for a safer AI future.

Joanna Shields joins a global discussion on how AI can drive inclusive economic growth through scalable public services. The session explores practical frameworks for deploying trustworthy, sustainable, and citizen-focused AI systems that create real-world impact at population scale.

Joanna Shields joins a thought-provoking DLD Munich panel exploring whether AI can offer meaning, guidance, and answers once rooted in human tradition. The discussion examines the intersection of technology, ethics, spirituality, and humanity’s future.

For more than a decade, warnings about AI’s impact on children went largely unheeded. Now, as global leaders gather at the Vatican, the world is finally confronting a stark truth: AI is not just transforming childhood—it is actively reshaping it in ways society is unprepared to protect against. With harms accelerating faster than governance, and incentives inside tech companies misaligned with children’s wellbeing, the urgent task ahead is clear: align AI design with human dignity, accountability, and the protection of the most vulnerable.

At the Vatican, we were reminded that the age of artificial intelligence is not just a technological revolution — it is a moral reckoning. As machines learn to imitate empathy and trust, our duty is to ensure they never replace the human love and protection every child deserves. Faith must once again guide progress, anchoring innovation in conscience and compassion. Because the question is no longer whether AI will shape our world — but whether we will shape it in the image of our humanity.

At this defining moment in human history, we stand before a choice: will artificial intelligence deepen inequality, or become a force for empowerment and inclusion? After decades in technology and public service, I have seen what happens when innovation outpaces responsibility — and I refuse to let history repeat itself.

Joanna Shields explores how the AI governance stack can help build, scale, and diffuse responsible AI worldwide, ensuring innovation is matched with safety, accountability, and human-centered progress.

Global Stage coverage of the Abu Dhabi Global AI Summit, focused on charting pathways for responsible and inclusive artificial intelligence development and diffusion.

Joanna Shields joins G42 On Air to discuss how AI is transforming jobs, education, and society. The conversation explores responsible AI, inclusive innovation, and what the future of work could look like by 2030.

Baroness Joanna Shields OBE shares her insights on protecting children in the digital age. Speaking at the Child Dignity in the AI Era event, Baroness Shields highlights the urgent need for global cooperation, ethical innovation, and responsible governance to ensure artificial intelligence serves humanity’s most vulnerable—our children.

Joanna Shields reveals the growing risks children face with AI, from deepfake abuse to sextortion, and explains how global collaboration through the We Protect Global Alliance is working to raise awareness, educate young people, and combat online harms at scale.

As the UK government rolls out its ambitious AI Opportunities Action Plan, businesses are eager to understand how they can capitalise on this historic initiative.

Artificial intelligence is transforming our world, but for millions of children, it is also opening new pathways to exploitation and abuse.

Jonna Shields joins Ece Temelkuran and Kenneth Cukier at the 2025 DLD Conference for a thought-provoking discussion on AI, technology, and their implications for humanity's future.

WeProtect Global Alliance today unveiled a compelling short film, Protect Us, exposing the harrowing ways generative AI applications and chatbots are being weaponised to exploit children online.