{"id":50715,"date":"2018-09-05T05:19:28","date_gmt":"2018-09-05T09:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/?p=50715"},"modified":"2018-09-04T14:54:37","modified_gmt":"2018-09-04T18:54:37","slug":"religionprof-podcast-episode-2-featuring-ankur-gupta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2018\/09\/religionprof-podcast-episode-2-featuring-ankur-gupta.html","title":{"rendered":"ReligionProf Podcast Episode 2 Featuring Ankur Gupta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

In the second episode of the new ReligionProf Podcast, I sit down with my friend and colleague Ankur Gupta to talk about our Artificial Wisdom project. This ends up being a two-parter, since there is so much that is worth talking about at the intersection of computer science, ethics, religion, and science fiction. We are both clearly really excited about the work we\u2019ve been doing so far and where this is headed!<\/p>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/495113355&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\nI have been collecting links related to this area, the points at which artificial intelligence intersects with or will soon intersect with everyday life, human social interactions, and society in ways that will activate, challenge, and test our values. Here are a few of them:<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/views\/2018\/09\/04\/importance-liberal-education-increasingly-technical-world-opinion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" decorated-link\">Escaping Westworld<\/a> \n<a href=\"http:\/\/bibleandtech.blogspot.com\/2018\/04\/google-talk-to-books-uses-natural.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" decorated-link\">Google \u201cTalk to Books\u201d uses natural language algorithms to answer theological questions<\/a> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/blogs\/technology-and-learning\/robot-bartenders-and-future-work\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" decorated-link\">Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work<\/a> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/How-Artificial-Intelligence-Is\/244231\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" decorated-link\">How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Teaching<\/a> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetechedvocate.org\/7-reasons-to-use-a-digital-assistant-like-alexa-in-your-classroom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" decorated-link\">7 Reasons to Use a Digital Assistant (like Alexa) in the Classroom<\/a> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@mijordan3\/artificial-intelligence-the-revolution-hasnt-happened-yet-5e1d5812e1e7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" decorated-link\">The Artificial Intelligence Revolution Hasn\u2019t Happened Yet<\/a> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg23931933-200-the-real-danger-of-deepfake-videos-is-that-we-may-question-everything\/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" decorated-link\">The real danger of deepfake videos is that we may question everything<\/a><\/p>\nOf related interest, my friend Nijay Gupta (no relation to Ankur that I am aware of) shared a <a href=\"https:\/\/cruxsolablog.com\/2018\/08\/31\/theology-podcasts-i-follow-gupta\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">list of his favorite theology podcasts<\/a>.<\/p>\nSee also:<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.joemygod.com\/2018\/08\/17\/grocery-chain-tests-driverless-deliveries-video\/<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In the second episode of the new ReligionProf Podcast, I sit down with my friend and colleague Ankur Gupta to talk about our Artificial Wisdom project. 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