Talking with AI about Faith

Artificial intelligence is coming fast, and it will have dramatic effects on society. People wonder what it is, what to do about it, and what it all means — and local faith communities are great places to talk about those questions. We’re here to help you have those discussions.

Title slide: Artificial Intelligence — What’s the Big Deal? Dr. David Barstow, First Presbyterian Church, Corvallis, Oregon, with portraits of Ada Lovelace, ChatGPT, Claude and Martin Luther.

A discussion about artificial intelligence and what faith communities can do to help shape the future, with guest appearances from Ada Lovelace, ChatGPT, Claude and Martin Luther.

With captions in English, German, French, Spanish, Russian and Arabic.

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Who’s behind this

David Barstow earned a PhD in artificial intelligence at Stanford in 1977 and has worked since as a professor, researcher, entrepreneur and consultant. David is a Ruling Elder at First Presbyterian Church in Corvallis, Oregon. He advises the World Council of Churches on AI.

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