This one is depressing and distressing to write but I feel that I need to do so because there is a lesson to be learned. Decades ago,… Read more “Ray Kurzweil, virtual sex, and the horror of our future vision”
Tag: religion
Futureproofing Humanity – links and praise for my new book
The book is here! You can find it most anywhere else you’d want to buy a book and can even order it from your local book shop.… Read more “Futureproofing Humanity – links and praise for my new book”
Joe Rogan must read my blog — Jesus returns as AI
Okay, so Joe Rogan probably doesn’t actually read my blog. But I’ve been saying for several years that it’s just a matter of time before someone predicts… Read more “Joe Rogan must read my blog — Jesus returns as AI”
Optimism with the rising sun
All right. We all know things have been crazy. You don’t have to agree with me about politics or the weather or anything else to agree that… Read more “Optimism with the rising sun”
My take on journalism, and my future with journalists
Of late, I’ve been getting a lot of requests to meet with journalists, both in person and online. I always accept these requests. After all, academics are… Read more “My take on journalism, and my future with journalists”
Law of AI Retcons (LAR)
I recently delivered a keynote lecture for a conference at the University of Zurich (it was a great event produced by terrific scholars, by the way) and… Read more “Law of AI Retcons (LAR)”
Reverse engineering Karen Hao’s Empires of AI (pt1)
So I’ve been writing about artificial intelligence (AI) for more than two decades. AI and robotics were part of my dissertation at UC Santa Barbara (many thanks… Read more “Reverse engineering Karen Hao’s Empires of AI (pt1)”
On publishing my next book
So I’m nearly done with my latest book, Futureproofing Humanity (which will also have a cool subtitle, obviously). The book was inspired out of a class I… Read more “On publishing my next book”
Jeong, AI ethics, collaborating in Korea
My latest article on AI ethics and human-robot collaboration is early alert with Religion, one of the oldest and best journals in the field. It’s collaborative work… Read more “Jeong, AI ethics, collaborating in Korea”
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)”