IA and AI

Extinction or Utopia?

edited by Ted Peters

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Extent: 186 pages

Publisher: ATF Press

Subjects: Religious Studies, Technical Sciences: Computer Science, Engineering, IT, & Math

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(March 2024)

ISBN: 9781923006843

Price: $44.95

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Hardback (Published)

(March 2024)

ISBN: 9781923006850

Price: $61.95

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PDF (Forthcoming)

(March 2024)

ISBN: 9781923006874

Price: $45.00

High tech geniuses around the world are today hotly debating both the marvels and dangers of the next phase in Artificial Intelligence. Anxiety is rife. Even if artificial intelligence at a level beyond rapid computation, machine learning, and cute gadgets never comes to pass, theologians must speculate along with transhumanist visionaries about the prospect of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), superintelligence, the prophesied extinction of Homo sapiens, and the survival of a posthuman species. While advances in AI technology that benefit humanity should be celebrated, extravagant utopian promises should be met with a healthy dose of Frankenfear, that is, caution.

David Brenner, Foreword Ted Peters, Editorial 2018 Ted Peters, Editorial 2024 AI, IA, and Frankenfear Noreen Herzfeld, The Enchantment of AI Ted Peters, Artificial Intelligence, Transhumanism, and Frankenfear Neville Grant Rochow, Somnambulating Towards AI Dystopia? The Future of Rights and Freedoms Matthew J. Gaudet, Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, Just War, and a Culture of Encounter Levi Checketts, Idle Hands and the Omega Point: Labor Automation and Catholic Social Teaching Noreen Herzfeld, The Size of AI's Carbon Footprint AI and IA in Culture, Religion, and Theology Martinez Hewlett, AI in Recent Literature Eric Trozzo, AI Art in a Theology of Culture Benjamin Chicka, Video Games' Impact on Culture Daniel J. Peterson, On the Faith of Droids Daniel J. Peterson, Justification by Digital Grace? Alan Weissenbacher, Artificial Intelligence and Intelligence Amplification: Salvation, Extinction, Faulty Assumptions, and Original Sin Rajesh Sampath, From Heidegger on Technology to an Inclusive Pluralistic Theology Mark Graves, AI Reading Theology: Promises and Perils Randall Reed and Claire Kennedy, ChatGPT as Study Buddy Daren Erisman, AI for Pastors Anne Gerdes and Peter Ohrstr, Artificial Preachers, Virtuous Priests, and Sen Kierkegaard Is there really an "I" in "AI" or "IA"? Michael Spezio, Will IA Lead to Enhanced Selfhood? Hermina Nedelescu, Intelligence Amplification and the Inner Life of the Soul Tim Weber, Is there really an 'I' in 'AI'? Yousef Jamali and Mohammad Jamali, Free Will, Selfhood, and AI Lawrence A. Whitney, Confucian Role Ethics and Artificial Intelligence Ali-Reza Bhojani, Islamic Meta-Ethics and Ethical AI Daekyung Jung, Artificial Religious Agents: A Study on Theoretical Feasibility and Normative Considerations. Braden Molhoek, Virtuous AI? Really? Brian Patrick Green, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of Virtue in Human Culture"

  • Edited by Ted Peters