null / Phonlamai Photo/Shutterstock.Rome, Italy, May 23, 2022 / 04:40 am (CNA).Will robots one day be better at medicine and law than human beings? That was one of the topics discussed by scientists and theologians at a recent gathering in Rome.The "Topology of Intelligence" conference, hosted by the Templeton World Charity Foundation on May 19, brought together experts in engineering, mathematics, biology, philosophy, and theology. Scholars from both secular and pontifical universities sought to describe the "connection between science and philosophy" by focusing on "complexity, reality and the research on intelligence." Marta Bertolaso, a professor at the Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome who helped to organize the conference, said: "I think that we are at a good moment to discuss intelligence and specifically artificial intelligence, because there are many questions around these topics." She explained that artificial intelligence (AI) is a term dating back to the last ce...