Religion and artificial intelligence are now deeply enmeshed in humanity's collective imagination, narratives, institutions, and aspirations. Their growing entanglement also runs counter to several dominant narratives that engage with long-standing historical discussions regarding the relationship between the 'sacred" and the 'secular' - technology and science. This Cambridge Companion explores the fields of Religion and AI comprehensively and provides an authoritative guide to their symbiotic relationship. It examines established topics, such as transhumanism, together with new and emerging fields, notably, computer simulations of religion. Specific chapters are devoted to Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism, while others demonstrate that entanglements between religion and AI are not always encapsulated through such a paradigm. Collectively, the volume addresses issues that AI raises for religions, and contributions that AI has made to religious studies, especially the conceptual and philosophical issues inherent in the concept of an intelligent machine, and social-cultural work on attitudes to AI and its impact on contemporary life. The diverse perspectives in this Companion demonstrate how all religions are now interacting with artificial intelligence.
| ISBN: | 9781009013659 |
| Publication date: | 21st November 2024 |
| Author: | Beth Singler, Fraser N Watts |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 338 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Companions to Religion |
| Genres: |
Religious ethics Religion and science Theology Digital and information technologies: social and ethical aspects Anthropology |
Religion and artificial intelligence are now deeply enmeshed in humanity's collective imagination, narratives, institutions, and aspirations. Their growing entanglement also runs counter to several dominant narratives that engage with long-standing historical discussions regarding the relationship between the 'sacred" and the 'secular' - technology and science. This Cambridge Companion explores the fields of Religion and AI comprehensively and provides an authoritative guide to their symbiotic relationship. It examines established topics, such as transhumanism, together with new and emerging fields, notably, computer simulations of religion. Specific chapters are devoted to Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism, while others demonstrate that entanglements between religion and AI are not always encapsulated through such a paradigm. Collectively, the volume addresses issues that AI raises for religions, and contributions that AI has made to religious studies, especially the conceptual and philosophical issues inherent in the concept of an intelligent machine, and social-cultural work on attitudes to AI and its impact on contemporary life. The diverse perspectives in this Companion demonstrate how all religions are now interacting with artificial intelligence.
The Cambridge Companion to Religion and Artificial Intelligence features in the following genres: Religious ethics, Religion and science, Theology, Digital and information technologies: social and ethical aspects, Anthropology
The Cambridge Companion to Religion and Artificial Intelligence is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Cambridge Companion to Religion and Artificial Intelligence was written by Beth Singler, Fraser N Watts and published by Cambridge University Press
The Cambridge Companion to Religion and Artificial Intelligence has 338 pages
Yes it is part of Cambridge Companions to Religion series
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