By George Pitcher2023-06-12T10:21:00
As a consortium of AI experts warn of the risk of human extinction at the hands of AI, hundreds attended a church service in Germany generated and hosted by ChatGPT. How should Christians view such things, asks George Pitcher? Can we find a theology of AI?
The famous old saying about a computer playing chess is that it doesn’t care if it loses. Or if it wins, for that matter.
This observation is meant to distinguish the fundamental difference between the human mind and computer science. A computer never brings emotion to the party. If, in a not so distant future, we watch android footballers play a cup final to athletic perfection, there will be no tears of joy or sorrow at the final whistle.
Or, if there are, they will be artificially generated tears – and the same goes for the watching crowd, whether it’s made up of humans or robots. It’ll be hard to get worked up about a 90th-minute winner if it’s scored by superior software.
2023-06-05T12:51:00Z By Tim Wyatt
With the rise of advanced technologies, the ways of suppressing religious freedom are increasing exponentially. From facial recognition software to firewalls, Tim Wyatt spotlights the new ways repressive regimes are targeting Christians
2023-06-01T08:11:00Z By Rev Peter Crumpler
The Vatican has released a dense 20-page document on how Christians should approach social media. Rev Peter Crumpler distils the highlights
2023-01-02T11:36:00Z By John Wyatt
Advances in technology mean intelligent machines are likely to play an increasingly important role in our future. But this raises serious ethical, philosophical and spiritual questions, says Dr John Wyatt
2025-07-18T12:53:00Z By Andy Flannagan
Andy Flannagan introduces a new song for the church, which invites Christians to relinquish control and submit to God’s authority
2025-07-18T10:29:00Z By Billy Hallowell
It’s easy to celebrate when high-profile people express faith in Christ. But what about when they falter? We should be slow to judge and quick to pray for them, says Billy Hallowell
2025-07-18T08:11:00Z By Chris Sinkinson
More than 1,000 people from five different churches gathered on Bournemouth beach last weekend. As 92 people came forward to be baptised, local church leader Chris Sinkinson says that it’s another example of the changing spiritual atmosphere in Britain
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