AI and Faith

AI and Faith Advisor and Rabbanit Sara Wolkenfeld wrote this piece for our partner Sinai and Synapses:

AI and Faith Expert Ben Christensen shares his thoughts?on ethical decision making and shares AIF founder David Brenner's perspective on trusting our motives; perhaps a twist on Proverbs 22:6: "Train up an AI?in the way it should go: and when it is powerful, it will not depart from it."

Artificial Intelligence and religion—two seemingly different worlds that are increasingly intersecting. In a major step toward expanding its presence in Mexico and Latin America, AI and Faith took center stage in an exclusive interview on ?Qué Tal Fernanda!, one of the most influential talk shows in Mexico. Broadcast daily for over 20 years across radio, television, and digital platforms, ?Qué Tal Fernanda!?is led by renowned journalist Fernanda Familiar, who boasts over one million Twitter followers. The interview was hosted by Fernanda Familiar and Pablo Ruz Salmones, and featured David Brenner, Board Chair of AI and Faith, diving into the thought-provoking relationship between artificial intelligence and religious beliefs. ?Qué Tal Fernanda! is broadcasted by Grupo Imagen Multimedia, one of Mexico’s most prominent media conglomerates. As such, this interview marks a significant milestone for AI and Faith in the region. Don't miss this insightful conversation that bridges technology and spirituality in an ever-evolving world. https://lnkd.in/diw6hYsA?

Our AI&F expert Dr. David Zvi Kalman hosts an illuminating podcast conversation in Episode 13 of "Belief in the Future," titled "The Wild World of Bible Apps." While we often examine how technology has transformed religious practice, this episode flips the script: How has religion driven technological advancement? Dr. Kalman speaks with John Dyer, professor at Dallas Theological Seminary and author of the new book "People of the Screen," which reveals the surprising ways religion—particularly software designed to share the Bible—has been quietly shaping technological development for decades. This conversation between Sinai and Synapses Senior Technology Advisor Dr. Kalman and Professor Dyer uncovers the rich, intertwined history of software development and faith that continues to influence our digital landscape today. Listen here: https://lnkd.in/eFzPJAF3

Call for Abstracts: CCAR Journal Issue on AI and Judaism Two of our experts, Rabbi Geoffrey Mitelman and Sara Wolkenfeld, are calling for abstracts for a journal: How will the rise of artificial intelligence impact the future of Jewish thought, living, and practice? As we adopt new technological tools, how much is AI a difference of degree, and how much of kind? To explore these questions, we invite articles of 3000 to 4000 words for a future CCAR Journal issue focusing on how AI is changing the Jewish community. These topics may include (but are not limited to) the role of creativity, how AI has changed learning, questions of intellectual property, and the impact of AI on truth and falsity. As this field is rapidly changing, we encourage contributors to think in medium- and long-term timescales, informing how we can address the challenges we face in both the present and the future. We are interested in both philosophical and practical issues surrounding AI and Judaism, and both modern framing of ancient questions as well as unprecedented issues that have arisen. Please submit a 150-word abstract to? [email protected]? and? [email protected]?by Tuesday, April 8.

Today's podcast episode is an interview between?Gilad Berenstein, Mark Chinen and Sreevas Sahasranamam that bridges the breaking news in AI (Operator and Deepseek) with foreign affairs and spirituality. Bringing together Hindu, Christian, and Jewish perspectives, our experts have worked around the world making this a particularly engaging conversion. Listen here: https://lnkd.in/d6fdfErW

We're excited to share that AI&F experts Jeremy Kirshbaum and Bob Johansen, along with co-author Gabe Cervantes, have published a new book exploring the intersection of leadership and generative AI. In "Leaders Make the Future: 10 New Skills to Humanize Leadership with Generative AI," they reject the false choice between human leadership and AI assistance, charting a path of "augmented leadership" that enhances human capabilities while preserving what makes leadership fundamentally human. The book officially released March 4th, and you can check it out here:?https://a.co/d/gytuklH

Read the February 2025 issue of the AI and Faith Newsletter, where we are wrapping up the theme of “AI and Emergence”. Check out our featured articles, interviews and more. View the newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/dvr-PC-z

The Vatican has recently published a “Note” on Artificial Intelligence, Antiqua et Nova, that extends prior Catholic responses to AI. This Note is an important contribution to delineating the moral and immoral uses of AI. AI&F Team Leader Mark Graves breaks down some of the main points in this Note, and ways in which it may be expanded upon. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ddugwV42

The Xavier Zubiri Foundation (Madrid, Spain) is a private philosophical research center created in 1989 to safeguard the intellectual legacy of the 20th century Spanish philosopher Xavier Zubiri. This year, the Foundation will be hosting seven lectures on “Nature and Emergence: How Novelty makes its Way in the Cosmos”. From March to May, the topics will cover from physics, chemistry and biology to transhumanism, artificial intelligence, ethics and philosophical topics. In this piece, AI&F experts Manuel D. Morales and Pablo de Felipe offer a summary of some of the biological and physical manifestations of emergence as described by Zubiri, and its possible implications for AI. Learn more about the lectures here:?https://lnkd.in/dgfEXyyF