Adventist leaders in Europe vote AI ethics principles and a crisis plan, division reports
EUD News reports that the Inter-European Division's Annual Council voted AI guidelines that it describes as guidance rather than church policy.
On Nov. 4, 2026, EUD News reported that the Inter-European Division's executive committee voted a document titled "Ethical and Deontological Principles for the Use of Artificial Intelligence." The committee met in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Oct. 30–Nov. 2. According to the report, the document "offers guidelines for the territory rather than Church policy" and rests on seven principles: transparency; fairness, equity and inclusion; reliability and doctrinal integrity; human relationship and presence; accountability; security and privacy; and sustainability and creation care. The report says the committee also voted an EUD Crisis Management Plan, which sets up a Crisis Management Committee and defines how the division prepares for, responds to and recovers from emergencies.
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- EUD News (Paulo Macedo), "#AllThingsNew through 'Exuberant Exiles': EUD Annual Council Sets Europe's Course for Hybrid Mission," Nov. 4, 2026. Source (Official; supports the votes, the "rather than Church policy" wording, the seven principles and the crisis plan.)
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The division's own report shows the votes happened, but we haven't seen the documents themselves and no one else has reported on them yet.
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Language of sources: English
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Adventist leaders in Europe vote AI ethics principles and a crisis plan, division reports. Puls Strom, Nov 6, 2026. https://pulsstrom.com/c/1bc9ec
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