We continue our discussion of artificial intelligence, focusing in part 2 on the unique questions and thoughts of those in the church. ----more---- Topics: Have we reached a plateau in AI development? Kai-Fu Lee, AI researcher https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/22/opinion/sunday/ai-china-united-states.html The Age of AI Implementation What is our purpose for creating AI? AI and social manipulation AI and bias AI as a religion: Anthony Levandowski and the Way of the Future https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/sep/28/artificial-intelligence-god-anthony-levandowski AI and idolatry Technology Development as a calling Ministering to those in Tech fields How we treat AI says something about ourselves AI in whose image? Noreen Hertzfeld’s comparison of AI uses and the Imago Dei Herzfeld, Noreen. 2003. Creating in Our Own Image: Artificial Intelligence and the Image of God.Zygon®: Journal of Religion andScience37(2): 303-316. https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1005&context=theology_pubs Looking Ahead: Tesla battery fires and outdated safety methods https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-25/tesla-fires-what-first-responders-don-t-know-about-fiery-evs   Facebook: fb.me/SGSTPodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/SGSTPodcast   Intro and outro music: Cosmic Pluck from Vycroft. ( https://freesound.org/people/vykroft/ ) “For the Church Segment” transition music: Marketing from Skibka Music. ( https://freesound.org/people/SkibkaMusic/ )