Artificial Intelligence and the Apocalyptic Imagination: Artificial Agency and Human Hope
Ebook
The increasing role and power of artificial intelligence in our lives and world requires us to imagine and shape a desirable future with this technology. Since visions of AI often draw from Christian apocalyptic narratives, current discussions about technological hopes and fears present an opportunity for a deeper engagement with Christian eschatological resources. This book argues that the Christian apocalyptic imagination can transform how we think about and use AI, helping us discover ways artificial agency may participate in new creation.
“If you want to think theologically and ethically about artificial intelligence, Michael Paulus has written the book for you. Although he uses the biblical theme of apocalypse throughout the book, his account of artificial intelligence is thoughtful, measured, and engaging. As a bonus, the text is well-written and reflects a command of the most pertinent literature.”
—Brent Waters, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, emeritus
“If you haven’t been paying attention to artificial intelligence, it’s time to start! A highly readable book with clear, nontechnical summaries of the latest expert thinking about artificial intelligence cast within the broad sweep of human civilization. Sobering, enlightening, at times bordering on the frightening, but never without hints of hope that perhaps, just perhaps, we humans will learn to live with and control our greatest invention, this runaway called artificial intelligence.”
—Ron Cole-Turner, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, emeritus
- Title: Artificial Intelligence and the Apocalyptic Imagination: Artificial Agency and Human Hope
- Author: Jr. Michael J. Paulus
- Publisher: Cascade Books
- Print Publication Date: 2023
- Logos Release Date: 2023
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781666794625, 9781666736397, 1666736392, 9781666794618, 1666794619, 1666794627
- Resource ID: LLS:9781666794625
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-07-20T10:46:43Z
Michael J. Paulus Jr. is dean of the library, assistant provost for educational technology, and associate professor of information studies at Seattle Pacific University. He is the co-editor of AI, Faith, and the Future (Pickwick, 2022).