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Creating In Our Own Image: Artificial Intelligence And The Image Of God, Noreen L. Herzfeld
Creating In Our Own Image: Artificial Intelligence And The Image Of God, Noreen L. Herzfeld
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There is remarkable convergence between twentieth-century interpretations of the image of God (imago Dei), what it means for human beings to be created in God's image, and approaches toward creating in our own image in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). Both fields have viewed the intersection between God and humanity or humanity and computers in terms of either (1) a property or set of properties such as intelligence, (2) the functions we engage in or are capable of, or (3) the relationships we establish and maintain. Each of these three approaches reflects a different understanding of what …