The Conversation on how AI is shaping faith and spirituality

Dear Reader,

People are turning to artificial intelligence for support with grief, suffering and other life challenges. Some are using AI in their religious practices. And some are even turning to AI for spiritual guidance. As AI becomes ever more powerful, these ways in which people use the technology raise questions about what it means for humanity.

We invite you to join us for a free webinar to learn how moral life, religion and spirituality are changing in the age of AI – and how AI itself is changing in the face of human spiritual beliefs and practices.

We will lead an informative discussion with religious studies scholar Morgan Shipley and AI researcher Ambuj Tewari. We will cover the roles AI is playing in people’s spiritual lives, how religious ideas and themes are influencing AI, and how AI might be redefining faith itself.

What: The Conversation on how AI is shaping faith and spirituality
When: Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2 p.m. Eastern/11 a.m. Pacific
Where: Zoom. Please sign up here
Who:
- Morgan Shipley, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at Michigan State University.
- Ambuj Tewari, Professor of Statistics, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan.
- Kalpana Jain, Senior Religion + Ethics Editor, Director of the Global Religion Journalism Initiative, The Conversation U.S.
- Eric Smalley, Science and Technology Editor, The Conversation U.S.