Is AI “Sacred” Art Actually Sacrilegious?
Sacred art is a uniquely human participation in the divine creative work, made possible by the fact that human beings are made in the image and likeness of God.
Get Out of the Cave and Enter the Real World
If we could sum up the problem with the so-called modern age, it would be that we suffer from a break with reality.
In the Age of AI, “Even the Very Elect Will Be Deceived”
AI may have reason and logic on its side. But it undermines not only theistic understandings of the soul and human spirit, of love and free will, but also the very essence of these transcendental pillars.
The Age of Artificial Intelligence (Guest: Dr. Eugene Gan)
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is dominating the news, particularly with the release of ChatGPT. But what is AI and should Catholics embrace this technology or be wary of it?
Unholy Ghost in the Machine?
Is it possible for demons to infiltrate into the ones and zeros that make up the codes that generate our images and videos?
The Looming Artificial Intelligence Crisis
We may well be at the stage where we will need to advertise “100% human-made” in a “post-human,” twisted version of “non-GMO.”
Elon Musk: Happy Totalitarian
You may have caught wind of the latest attempt by Elon Musk to improve upon our human lot, this time by wiring our brains into computers through implanted chips connected to ultrathin threads lacing our brain (hence, the name “neuralace”). If you can’t decipher his white paper, then catch his popular presentation on YouTube. The … Read more
Made in the Image of Man: How Big Tech Threatens our Humanity
“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” — Genesis 1: 27 (RSV) In our time of digital revolution, the imagination is fast becoming obsolete. The company Neuralink is preparing to launch clinical human trials by next year of an implant … Read more
How Is a Man Not Like a Computer?
I have just read a fascinating and, to my mind, cheerful article, by the research psychologist Robert Epstein, on why your brain is not a computer—for the simple reason that your brain does not store memories in the way that a computer does, nor does it function according to algorithms. We are not computers but … Read more
Pope Francis and the Rise of the Robots
“I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel.” ∼ Frankenstein, Ch. 10 In January 2018, the World Economic Forum meeting at Davos received the following message on the threat posed by Artificial Life: Artificial intelligence, robotics and other technological innovations must be so employed that they contribute to the service of … Read more
Will Artificial Intelligence Produce a Dystopian Future?
In 2017 the following quotation was reported: What is going to be created will effectively be a god. It’s not a god in the sense that it makes lightning or causes hurricanes. But if there is something a billion times smarter than the smartest human, what else are you going to call it? These are … Read more
The Limits of Artificial “Intelligence”
The gauntlet has now been thrown down, that computers, or more specifically artificial intelligence, will soon be able to create more perfect art than humans. This prediction, or threat, depending upon your point of view, applies in particular to music, the most mathematical and ‘algorithmic’ of the arts, following set patterns of chord structure, harmonies, … Read more