This book is probably the best place to start for an introduction to Christian theological engagment with Artificial Intelligence and related emerging technologies. It’s not a book so much as a collection of essays on a breadth of topics, brought together by editors John Wyatt and Stephen N. Williams. Though each essay is individual and […]
It’s not often I read a book that I genuinely enjoy. I tend to read for information, certainly not for fun. But Andrew Wilson’s ‘Remaking the World’ really was fun! It focuses on the year 1776 – indeed it’s subtitle is ‘How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West’. Wilson noted the sheer number of history defining […]
The Royal Institute presented their Christmas lectures in the year just gone on the theme of Artificial Intelligence. The 3 hour-long parts are available on iPlayer. Presented by Professor Mike Wooldridge, of Oxford University, these are not so much lectures as interactive science classes with the audience of school children very much a part of […]
It was an honour to be invited to attend the 43rd Annual Conference of the British Computer Society’s Specialist Group on Artificial Intelligence earlier this month. I was invited to take part in a panel discussion with Prof. John Naughton, Prof. John Stevens and Dr. Giovanna Martinez. Here’s the rough text of my closing statement: […]
It was an honour to be invited to attend the 43rd Annual Conference of the British Computer Society’s Specialist Group on Artificial Intelligence earlier this month. I was invited to take part in a panel discussion with Prof. John Naughton, Prof. John Stevens and Dr. Giovanna Martinez. Here’s the rough text of my opening contribution: […]
My particular concern in thinking about AI and technology more broadly is around ethics – is it good? As a pastor, I also have a particular concern to think about the interface of faith and technology and both a theological and practical discipline. ‘The Christian and Technology’ by John Fesko is an attempt to do […]
On the first day of the Bletchley AI Summit, all 28 attending nations signed a declaration. It’s signed by the usual Western subjects but encouragingly has a good diversity including; China, Brazil, India, Saudia Arabia and Kenya You can read the full text of the declaration here. The declaration sets opportunities alongside risks and concludes […]
As the Bletchley AI Summit began today this short video from King Charles was released. Like his Father, Charles has been an advocate for technology and innovation, he’s able to see the huge potential, revolutionary opportunities of AI. Yet, he appeals for international collaboration to recognise and manage risk, keeping it safe and secure. King […]
Most of my recent engagement with AI thoughy has been with those calling for a pause and warning of the risks; the likes of Max Tegmark and Stuart Russell. The other evening Tegmark became embroilled in a small Twitter (X) spatt with Yaan LeCun – you can follow the whole thread below: LeCun, amongst other […]
The Bletchley Park AI Summit begins in just two days and is already generating plenty of news stories and a small but growing series of articles on the website. It’s helpful to see five objectives layed out, which are: There was also a significant announcement from the White House today about their AI policy and […]