Interfaith Lecture Series
The Age of AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity
21-Jul-2020
Originally broadcast at 2 p.m. EDT Tuesday, July 21, 2020.
Jason Thacker brings his knowledge of religion, ethics and technology to Chautauqua.
Jason Thacker serves as Chair of Research in Technology Ethics at The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. He is the author of The Age of AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity with Zondervan. He writes and speaks on various topics including human dignity, ethics, technology, and artificial intelligence, and his work has been featured at Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, Slate, and Politico.
About Chautauqua Institution: Chautauqua Institution is a community on the shores of Chautauqua Lake in southwestern New York state that comes alive each summer with a unique mix of fine and performing arts, lectures, interfaith worship and programs, and recreational activities. As a community, we celebrate, encourage and study the arts and treat them as integral to all of learning, and we convene the critical conversations of the day to advance understanding through civil dialogue. CHQ Assembly is the online expression of Chautauqua Institution's mission.
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