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What the humanities can offer in this technological moment
The growth of artificial intelligence is opening a conversation for which ethicists and theologians are uniquely qualified.
The problem with artificial intelligence is us
As long as AI is trained on human behavior, it will tend to replicate our worst flaws.
by Jessica Mesman
A robot learns to be a child
The central character of Kazuo Ishiguro’s virtuosic 2021 novel is an “Artificial Friend” with a young girl’s body.
by David A. Hoekema
An economist bears witness
Our past, present, and future in five short chapters
by Samuel Wells
by James M. Wall