Abstract
Recent progress in artificial intelligence (AI) opens up the possibility that one day machines could do anything that a human being can do, raising thus serious questions regarding human distinctiveness. For theological anthropology, the prospect of human-level AI brings a fresh opportunity to clarify the definition of the image of God. Comparing human and artificial intelligence leads to replacing the Aristotelian-like interpretation of the image of God as rationality with a relational model. Instead of regarding our cognitive biases as vulnerabilities, they should be seen as instrumental in bringing about our unique type of intelligence, one marked by relationality.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 27-40 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Journal of Disability & Religion |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 22 Feb 2021 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This publication was made possible through the support of a grant from the Templeton World Charity Foundation. The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Templeton World Charity Foundation.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Copyright:
Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
Funding
This publication was made possible through the support of a grant from the Templeton World Charity Foundation. The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Templeton World Charity Foundation.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Templeton World Charity Foundation |
Keywords
- cognitive biases
- human distinctiveness
- Human-level artificial intelligence
- imago Dei
- relationality