Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity from a Christian Perspective - Part 1

When you consider artificial intelligence, you may think about self-driving cars, voice automated responses from your smart speaker, Facebook bots sending you ads based upon your search queries, or virtual reality experiences provided by an Oculus VR headset. On today’s edition of Family Talk, Jason Thacker, a scholar in philosophy, ethics, and public theology, discusses with Dr. Tim Clinton his new book, The Age of AI. Thacker counsels Christians against the extremes of unbridled excitement or fear in this new high-tech frontier. The biblical worldview is clear: as humans, God created us in His own image. Artificial intelligence is simply a tool, and will never match the value of a human being.

About Today's Guest: Jason Thacker
Jason Thacker serves as chair of research in technology ethics at The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Commission. He serves as an adjunct instructor of philosophy, ethics, and worldview at Boyce College in Louisville, KY. Jason is the author of the forthcoming book, Following Jesus in the Digital Age, as well as The Age of AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity. He is the project leader and lead drafter of “Artificial Intelligence: An Evangelical Statement of Principles,” and his work has been featured at Slate, Politico, Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, and World Radio. Jason also holds a Master of Divinity from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Ethics and Public Theology. Jason and his wife, Dorie, have two sons and live outside of Nashville, TN.

Resources Mentioned:
The Age of AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity book by Jason Thacker

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