Listen in as Mike Kirby joins David Schrock and Stephen Wellum to discuss the longform essay "Artificial Intelligence (AI): Tool, Image Bearer, Or Temptation?" which he co-authored with Matthew Emadi.

Timestamps

Intro – 00:52
Matt Emadi and Mike Kirby and Their Work on Their Article for COA - 03:54
The Amoral Nature of Technology? - 08:24
How These Tools are Being Brought into the World Today - 10:53
What Are Some Ethical Boundaries That are Being Discussed? - 13:12
A.I. Winter and What Season We Are In Today - 18:45
Counseling the Church on the Speed at Which A.I. is Accelerating - 24:28
A.I. Becoming Self-Conscious? - 27:55
A.I. & Embodiment - 34:30
Transhumanism and Systematic Theology - 37:40
How Much Does Science Fiction Play into the Development of A.I. and What Do We Need to Brace For? - 44:58
Counsel to Those In, or Wanting to Be In, the Field of A.I. - 49:50
Pitfalls of Having All These Technologies Around Us - 52:37
Outro - 54:42

Resources to Click

Books to Read

The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology – Ray Kurzweil
From the Garden to the City” The Place of Technology in the Story of God – John Dyer
Evangelical Ethics: Issues Facing the Church Today: Fourth Edition – John Jefferson Davis
God, Technology and the Christian Life – Tony Reinke
The Age of AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity – James Thacker
Christian Ethics: Contemporary Issues & Options – Norman L. Geisler
Future Shock – Alvin Toffler

3.25 Mike Kirby, David Schrock, Stephen Wellum • Interview • "Artificial Intelligence (AI): Tool, Image Bearer, Or Temptation?"