Theology and Artificial Intelligence: Present and Future Challenges

Thomas Banchoff Listens to Cardinal Reinhard Marx

May 3, 2017
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. EDT
Location: Berkley Center Third Floor Conference Room Map

Recent advances in artificial intelligence have raised a host of theological questions about what it means to be human. How does the ubiquity of computer technology—including increasingly intelligent assistants such as Siri—challenge our understanding of the human person in relationship with others and with God? And what are the implications of super-intelligent machines with the potential for self-awareness for our understanding of the human soul and divine providence? The seminar addressed these and other theological questions raised by recent and ongoing breakthroughs in the field of artificial intelligence.

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