Fake news is as old as politics (which is as old as humankind), but the problem got a lot worse during the 2016 elections. This was a key issue for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg when he faced congressional inquiry earlier this year. Mr. Zuckerberg assured Congress that his company would and could fix the fake news problem with A.I., if not today, then at least during the next five to 10 years. This sounds like a “fight-fire-with-fire” strategy. If technology... Read more
If we are unaware of and inattentive to the forces beneath the surfaces of our enveloping digital devices, we risk having our agency compromised by autonomous agents. Read more
Before its fall in the first century, a new vision of the city—and of a new technological order—emerged in Jerusalem. Read more
The City of Babel reveals the limits of human agency. The City of New Jerusalem reveals the fulfillment of divine, natural, and human creativity. Read more
The story of the City of Babel is an acknowledgement of the limits of human agency and of the need for technological humility. Read more
The future we are creating through our current information revolution will be shaped by the narratives that have shaped us and by the narratives we shape. Read more
Technology helps us transcends limits, but when does transcendence become transgression? Read more
Black Mirror explores the unanticipated consequences of new technologies, but can it help us become wiser people? Read more
Competing narratives of human and technological evolution. Read more
I recently wrote about The Robloxian Christians (TRC), a church created and pastored by 18-year-old Daniel Herron in the virtual world of Roblox, an online gaming and social media platform. A growing community that boasts over 16,000 members, TRC features worship services, bible studies, and fellowship for those who log in to Roblox. While it is impossible to know the average age of TRCers without self-reported data, Herron estimates it is early teen. And this goes for the community’s leadership as... Read more
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