AI and Faith Ethics of Life and Mind in the Era of AI #50
Nov 20, 2025
Dr. Mohammed Ghaly, a professor specializing in Islamic biomedical ethics, joins Dr. Cory Andrew Labrecque, an expert in bioethics and theological ethics, and Dr. Tracy Trothen, a specialist in ethics and spirituality. Together, they explore the intersection of AI, ethics, and faith. Key topics include the importance of diverse faith perspectives in addressing AI's moral challenges, the dangers of data bias and power concentration, and the role of faith institutions in advocating for ethical AI practices. They emphasize the need for compassion and shared values in shaping AI's future.
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Ethics Must Follow Ubiquitous AI
- AI's ubiquity forces ethicists to surface questions across education, health, military, and more.
- We risk dehumanization when dignity ties only to human function and productivity.
Mother's Repetitive Work Example
- Corey shared his mother's repetitive work to warn against trivializing jobs as merely automatable.
- He argued technological promises of liberation can obscure real impacts on livelihoods.
Data Choice Creates Cultural Blind Spots
- AI systems reflect data selection decisions that embed cultural and linguistic biases.
- Low-resource languages like Arabic can be virtually invisible in model training and outputs.
