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<\/iframe><\/p>\nSo much time had passed since I did the above interview for Talk Gnosis, that I had forgotten that it had yet to appear. I\u2019m glad it is now available, and think that you will enjoy the conversation about my book <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2vH6gkh\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Theology and Science Fiction<\/a><\/i>. It also mentions Gen Con (a previous year, but this makes for a natural connection with things that I have been blogging about recently).<\/p>\nI also had the pleasure of talking with Ellen Duffer about artificial intelligence and religion recently, and the resulting article appeared yesterday. The title is <a href=\"http:\/\/religionandpolitics.org\/2017\/08\/29\/as-artificial-intelligence-advances-what-are-its-religious-implications\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u201cAs Artificial Intelligence Advances, What Are its Religious Implications?\u201d and it is published in Religion & Politics<\/em><\/a>. Ellen also interviewed other names that you\u2019re likely to recognize if you are interested in this topic, such as\u00a0Noreen Herzfeld and Stephen Garner. But there are also some that are new to me, and so I am delighted\u00a0to learn as a result of the article about the expanding academic community that is interested in exploring the intersection between AI and religion. Perhaps soon we can have some conversations about a new AAR program unit on the subject of \u201cArtificial Intelligence and Religion\u201d? There is a \u201cHuman Enhancement and Transhumanism Unit\u201d but that isn\u2019t quite the same thing. And while it is possible to explore aspects of this under the heading of \u201cReligion and Science Fiction,\u201d I know that I and others are interested not only in the fictional narratives that incorporate AI and religion, as interesting as those are, but also the real world technological developments present and future that may never be\u00a0the focus of a compelling science fiction story, but which nonetheless are worthy of serious study and investigation.<\/p>\nIf you\u2019re reading this and you\u2019re an academic interested in religion and artificial intelligence, would you be interested in trying to meet up in Boston at AAR to talk about a possible program unit in this area?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"So much time had passed since I did the above interview for Talk Gnosis, that I had forgotten that it had yet to appear. 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