artificial intelligence
Evangelicals issue principles on benefits, challenges of artificial intelligence
By Adelle M. Banks — April 12, 2019
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The statement aims to help evangelicals proactively navigate their use of technology like smartphones and virtual assistants such as Siri or Alexa from a scriptural perspective that focuses on ethics about human dignity.
Using holograms and AI to preserve firsthand stories of the Holocaust
By Nancy Churnin — March 22, 2019
DALLAS (RNS) — Holocaust survivors themselves have been the most effective way to bring the Holocaust's horrors home. New technology now makes it possible to capture their stories in perpetuity.
The (holy) ghost in the machine: Catholic thinkers tackle artificial intelligence
By Jack Jenkins — May 22, 2018
(RNS) — As artificial intelligence begins to influence our everyday lives, Catholic thinkers grapple with the moral questions posed by the rise of the machines.
As artificial intelligence grows, so do perceived threats to human uniqueness
By Rosalie Chan — August 1, 2017
(RNS) — The Elon Musk-Mark Zuckerberg tussle over artificial intelligence reflects broader questions about the centrality of God-given humanity.
HBO’s ‘Westworld’: Robot sex and the nature of the soul
By Kimberly Winston — December 2, 2016
(RNS) The show, which concludes Sunday (Dec. 4), raises theological questions about what it means to be human and what it costs us to sacrifice our humanity for momentary pleasure.
The human toll of drone warfare
By Charles C. Camosy — May 3, 2016
(RNS) The U.S. military is about to take a giant step forward in fighting wars without directly endangering American soldiers. Is this a good thing?
Can robots find religion? Meet @oliviataters
By Brian Pellot — July 23, 2014
Olivia Taters started life as an oracle Twitter bot designed to deliver absurd truths. Now she’s an emotionally erratic, highly opinionated teenager with some wild thoughts on religion.
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