So the rise of generative art has many of us debating questions of ethics that really we should have been debating for ages. For years, scholars, business… Read more “AI art and the ethics of powerpoint (etc.)”
Author: robertgeraci
Apparently, you can’t have too much class(ification)
Not so long ago, I published an essay saying something along the lines of “let’s stop trying to build typologies in the study of religion and science.”… Read more “Apparently, you can’t have too much class(ification)”
Endless Chat about ChatGPT
I know, I’m in the minority: I don’t think that ChatGPT is all that great an invention. Not only are its bias guardrails ridiculous, such as with… Read more “Endless Chat about ChatGPT”
“AI lawyer” and the ethics of AI development
It’s in the news right now that a defendant will rely on an assist from an artificial intelligence project designed to level the playing field between ordinary… Read more ““AI lawyer” and the ethics of AI development”
Scientific progress and the presumed necessity of suffering
There’s a great moment in Michel Serres’s Statues in which – responding to the Challenger disaster – he describes spaceflight as a form of human sacrifice. He… Read more “Scientific progress and the presumed necessity of suffering”
Wanting a global approach to religion, science, and technology
By global, I don’t mean just geographically, though I definitely mean that. I also mean with an expansive vision of intersections among religion, science, and technology. Those… Read more “Wanting a global approach to religion, science, and technology”
Robots: the stuff of religion pt2
Not long ago, I blogged a few thoughts on robots and religion. I noted an old paper of mine and some contributions to the journal Material Religion… Read more “Robots: the stuff of religion pt2”
Good and bad in academic publishing
Okay, so the bad isn’t really about academic publishing, and the good isn’t about academic publishing in general. I just want to make some notes on where… Read more “Good and bad in academic publishing”
Futures of Artificial Intelligence – sampler
Today I remembered how I’m allowed by OUP to upload portions of my book for folks to read a bit (and hopefully be excited by!). So I… Read more “Futures of Artificial Intelligence – sampler”
Jesus toast, the Turing Test, and imagining artificial intelligence
Every week brings the latest wonderful accomplishment in chatbots, machine learning, and other would-be artificial intelligences of the sentient variety: most absurdly, the recent thrill of a… Read more “Jesus toast, the Turing Test, and imagining artificial intelligence”
Robert M Geraci 