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”
Tag: religion
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”
Law of AI Retcons (LAIR)
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 (LAIR)”
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”
On Sam Altman, GPT, and the reversion of AGI
For good reason, lots of folks have responded to Sam Altman’s recent post on the progress of GPT and the alchemical transmutation of OpenAI (to a profit-seeking,… Read more “On Sam Altman, GPT, and the reversion of AGI”
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)”
Robots: The Stuff of Religion
Many years ago, I wrote a paper arguing that religious cultures help explain why — particularly at that time — U.S. scientists and engineers were more interested… Read more “Robots: The Stuff of Religion”
Revisiting the conflict thesis
I suppose everyone has an axe or two to grind. Among mine are the myriad ways in which people (scholars included), persist in their commitment to beliefs… Read more “Revisiting the conflict thesis”
