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Artificial Intelligence and Redemptive Work

Description

This podcast episode helps congregations explore how Christian values apply to the creation and use of artificial intelligence (AI). Drawing upon his work with AI entrepreneurs, guest Andy Crouch believes for-profit and nonprofit AI organizations can improve people’s lives by applying the biblical concept of redemption to their business models.

To explore how AI is created and used through a Christian perspective, Crouch and host Jeff Hoffmeyer discuss the responsibility people have for the good of humanity and what that responsibility means for our creation and use of AI. Specifically, they explore how the work of training an AI tool to generate useful outputs can create harmful working conditions, how AI bias reflects human bias, and why AI can inform but should not replace human work.

Features

  • 55 minutes
  • Downloadable transcript
  • Links to resources
  • Third episode in a series from the Faith and Work podcast

Recommended Audience

Congregational leaders interested in the importance of vocation for all people of faith.

Cost

Free

Practical Applications

  • Listen to this podcast for insights into developing an AI use policy for your congregational leadership team.
  • Host a discussion group about ethical AI in your congregation, using all or part of this podcast as a resource.

About the Contributor

Contributor
Matt Burke

Matt Burke is the director of the Northeast Center for Congregations in Fort Wayne and serves as the Center’s Education Director statewide. Matt has a background in classroom, digital and experiential education and most recently served as the associate director of Learning Science at Kaplan Test Prep. He is passionate about using education to develop deeper faith in congregational participants.

Matt earned a B.A. in Religion from Mount Vernon Nazarene University and a Masters of Divinity degree from Asbury Theological Seminary. He enjoys spending time with his wife, Kelly, and his two sons, Silas and Levi. Matt also loves storytelling in films, books and music and finding the intersections of faith and popular culture.

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