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SUMMARY:AI & Islamic Law: A Practical Approach
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an insightful AI & Faith Salon with Salah Dandan\, a leading expert in Islamic law\, as we explore the intersection of Sharia principles and the rapidly evolving world of Artificial Intelligence. \nIn this interview\, we will examine how centuries-old technology advancements and legal frameworks can inform the development and governance of modern AI systems. From foundational concepts of Islamic jurisprudence to cutting-edge debates in technology ethics\, this discussion bridges tradition and innovation in a compelling and timely way. We will also explore how Islamic law is currently being applied to real-world AI systems. \nMeet the speaker: \nSalah Dandan is a lawyer and business executive in the technology\, media and telecommunication sectors. Salah has an extensive background in intellectual property\, technology and content licensing\, asset management\, international business transactions\, M&A\, and technology policy. Salah is admitted to the State Bar of California and to the Washington State Bar Association. Salah is also an AAOIFI CSAA (Certified Shariah Advisor and Auditor) fellow. \nThrough his US-based law practice\, Salah advises on technology transactions and investments. Salah is also Senior Advisor (and until recently\, Managing Director) at GQG Partners\, a boutique investment firm with over $160B AUM\, focused on global and emerging markets equities. Salah is also an Associate Professor of Law at Kuwait International Law School. \nPreviously\, Salah was Director of Intellectual Property and Licensing at Microsoft Corporation at its US headquarters. Salah also has served as General Counsel at various technology companies. \nSalah has also served on various non-profit boards. Currently\, he is a Board Member at HADI\, the California based nonprofit which runs IslamiCity and ChatILM. Salah previously served as a Founding Board Member at AI and Faith. Salah also served as a member of the Board of Regents at Seattle University. Salah was also a Board Member of the Muslim Association of Puget Sound. \nSalah has a Juris Doctor (JD) degree from the University of California\, College of the Law\, San Francisco\, and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California\, San Diego. Salah also has a graduate level Diploma in Shariah Law and Practice from the International Islamic University\, Malaysia.
URL:https://aiandfaith.org/event/ai-islamic-law-a-practical-approach/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Internal Events
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SUMMARY:Internal Event - Awe and AI: A Theology of Technology?
DESCRIPTION:At our next Town Hall Kenneth Cukier\, the deputy executive editor of The Economist\, will be interviewing Timothy Dalrymple\, President and CEO of the John Templeton Foundation.
URL:https://aiandfaith.org/event/town-hall-with-timothy-dalrymple-and-kenneth-cukier/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Internal Events
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SUMMARY:Internal Event - Town Hall with Elaine Howard Ecklund
DESCRIPTION:AI and Faith’s Town Hall on April 13 welcomes sociologist and director of the Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance at Rice University\, Elaine Howard Ecklund for a conversation about her new book Working for Better\, moderated by AI and Faith’s Executive Director Greg Cootsona. Together they’ll explore how religious faith shapes the meaning\, ethics\, and daily practice of work—especially in fast-moving\, high-stakes technology fields. The discussion will focus on what faith-informed vocation can look like for people building\, deploying\, or navigating AI in today’s workplaces. \n\n 
URL:https://aiandfaith.org/event/town-hall-with-elaine-howard-ecklund/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Internal Events
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SUMMARY:Internal Event - Salon with Glen Weyl
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our next salon on Wed\, March 18 at 8am to hear Pablo Ruz Salmones interview Glen Weyl. \n\n\n\n\nE. Glen Weyl is Founder and Research Lead at Microsoft Research’s Plural Technology Collaboratory\, Co-Founder and Chair of the Plurality Institute\, Co-Founder and Chair of RadicalxChange Foundation and Co-Founder of the Faith\, Family and Technology Network. Weyl collaborates closely with leading technology figures like Audrey Tang\, Jaron Lanier\, and Vitalik Buterin. He co-authored the influential book Radical Markets\, the widely-read paper “Decentralized Society” and the first democratically self-governed and fully open source book ⿻數位Plurality. Recognized as a leading thinker by WIRED and Bloomberg and as a Peacebuilder by the International Religious Freedom Secretariat\, Weyl graduated as Valedictorian from Princeton in 2007 and earned his PhD in economics from Princeton in 2008.
URL:https://aiandfaith.org/event/internal-event-with-glen-weyl/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Internal Events
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SUMMARY:Internal Event - Teaching AI to Care: Prioritizing Wisdom and Compassion over Raw Intelligence
DESCRIPTION:What if the key to safe AI and AGI isn’t making it smarter\, but making it wiser? AI and Faith Research Fellow Mark Graves discusses his approach to AI development that prioritizes practical wisdom and compassion over raw intelligence. We explore how ancient philosophical traditions from Aristotle to Buddhism could guide the next generation of AI systems\, and why suffering should be central to AI ethics. Moreover\, how can we embed said wisdom and compassion in AI systems? How can we measure it? Additionally\, we’ll also explore how healthcare applications are already demonstrating what compassionate AI looks like in practice. This conversation challenges conventional thinking about AI safety and offers a surprisingly hopeful vision for human-AI collaboration. \n 
URL:https://aiandfaith.org/event/internal-event-teaching-ai-to-care/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Internal Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260128T090000
DTSTAMP:20251203T210201Z
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SUMMARY:Internal Event - AI and Faith: Looking Forward
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an engaging AI and Faith town hall led by our executive director Greg Cootsona. As we step into 2026\, Greg will share insights from his first 100 days and outline key strategic directions for the coming year\, growing out of discussions with the board of directors and Strategy Advisory Team. This session will also include interactive break-out discussions. Discover how we’re building on past achievements as we move forward together—bringing the wisdom of the great spiritual traditions to the fast-paced\, emerging technologies of AI. \n 
URL:https://aiandfaith.org/event/ai-and-faith-looking-forward/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Internal Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251202T090000
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SUMMARY:Internal Event - Beyond the Factory: Rethinking Our Industrial Mindset for a Sustainable Future
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a stimulating discussion that navigates the urgent intersection of Sustainability\, Urban Planning\, and the fundamental need to shift the pervasive Industrial Mindset of our current era. \nThis December\, AI and Faith’s Salon will host John O’Keefe\, who will share with us how the industrial model\, built on linear resource consumption\, has shaped our cities and strained our planet. But what comes next? This salon challenges the foundations of constant growth and explores how we can move towards regenerative systems and smarter\, resilient urban environments. \nIn this special segment\, we’ll delve into John’s fascinating project: “Terraforming Iowa”.” \nMeet the speakers: \nDr. John J. O’Keefe is currently Ph.D. Director at Xavier University. He also worked at Creighton University\, where he served for many years as a member of the theology faculty and as Chair of the department. His academic research has focused on the history and theology of ancient Christianity\, especially in the area of ancient Christian biblical interpretation. He is currently interested in ecological theology and efforts to put ancient wisdom in dialogue with the critical needs of the world. \nInterviewer: Pablo Ruz Salmones is a Mexican polymath. He is the founder and CEO of X eleva Group\, a leading Artificial Intelligence development firm in Mexico. He is also a pianist and composer\, having performed on stages in Mexico\, New Zealand\, and the United States. Pablo contributes regularly to various media outlets in Mexico and around the world\, and has delivered lectures on AI\, Ethics\, Art\, and other topics for renowned companies\, universities\, and research institutes in several countries He has published articles in international academic journals on Education for Sustainable Development\, in collaboration with researchers from Humboldt University in Berlin. In his free time\, he practices Kung Fu at the Shaolin Temple of Mexico.
URL:https://aiandfaith.org/event/rethinking-industrial-mindset-for-a-sustainable-future/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Internal Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251029T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251029T090000
DTSTAMP:20251002T213851Z
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SUMMARY:Internal Event - Ethics of Life and Mind in the Era of AI
DESCRIPTION:As artificial intelligence reshapes medicine\, genetic engineering\, biology\, and to some\, the very definition of life\, urgent ethical questions emerge. But who gets to ask those questions\, under which light\, and who gets to answer them? Join us in this AI and Faith Salon where we will go beyond a single worldview to explore how diverse faith traditions approach the moral challenges of AI and bioethics. \nFrom AI healthcare to boundaries of genetic engineering\, how do our world’s greatest wisdom traditions guide us throughout these new frontiers? \nPablo Ruz Salmones will be interviewing Mohammed Ghaly\, Cory Labrecque and Tracy Trothen at this special event. \n  \nMeet the speakers: \nDr. Mohammed Ghaly is a Professor of Islam and Biomedical Ethics at the Research Center for Islamic Legislation & Ethics (CILE)\, holding degrees in Islamic Studies from Al-Azhar University and Leiden University\, where he earned his PhD. His primary expertise lies at the intersection of Islamic ethics and biomedical sciences\, a field in which he is highly published with over 30 peer-reviewed articles and leadership roles as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Islamic Ethics and as Lead Principal Investigator on several funded research projects. Dr. Ghaly’s significant contributions to the field include his book\, Islam and Disability: Perspectives in Theology and Jurisprudence  (2010)\, and the edited volumes\, Islamic Perspectives on the Principles of Biomedical Ethics (2016) and Islamic Ethics and the Genome Question (2019)\, and he has lectured on his specialization at prestigious institutions around the globe\, including Oxford University and Georgetown University. \nCory Labrecque is Associate Professor of Bioethics and Theological Ethics\, and Chair of Educational Leadership in the Ethics of Life at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Laval in Quebec. Cory’s research lies at the intersection of religion\, medicine\, biotechnology\, environment\, and ethics. He previously taught at the Center for Ethics\, Faculty of Medicine\, and Department of Religion at Emory University and is a corresponding member of the Pontifical Academy for Life in the Vatican. He earned his PhD in Religious Ethics at McGill University. \nTracy Trothen is a professor of ethics at Queen’s University\, jointly appointed to the School of Religion and the School of Rehabilitation Therapy. A certified spiritual care supervisor by the Canadian Association of Spiritual Care\, she specializes in spirituality\, artificial intelligence\, moral distress\, technology\, and aging adults. Trothen holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Divinity from Queen’s University\, and a Doctor of Theology from the University of Toronto. \nInterviewer: Pablo Ruz Salmones is a Mexican polymath. He is the founder and CEO of X eleva Group\, a leading Artificial Intelligence development firm in Mexico. He is also a pianist and composer\, having performed on stages in Mexico\, New Zealand\, and the United States. Pablo contributes regularly to various media outlets in Mexico and around the world\, and has delivered lectures on AI\, Ethics\, Art\, and other topics for renowned companies\, universities\, and research institutes in several countries He has published articles in international academic journals on Education for Sustainable Development\, in collaboration with researchers from Humboldt University in Berlin. In his free time\, he practices Kung Fu at the Shaolin Temple of Mexico.
URL:https://aiandfaith.org/event/internal-event-ethics-of-life-and-mind-in-the-era-of-ai/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Internal Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251017T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251017T100000
DTSTAMP:20260219T220627Z
CREATED:20250520T195400Z
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SUMMARY:Internal Event – Coordinating Catholic Connections
DESCRIPTION:Our Coordinating Catholic Connections affinity group will meet for connection and discussion.
URL:https://aiandfaith.org/event/october-coordinating-catholic-connections/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Internal Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250916T080000
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SUMMARY:Internal Event - AI\, Bioethics\, and Spiritual Understanding: Matters of Life and How To Live
DESCRIPTION:September Town Hall – “AI\, Bioethics\, and Spiritual Understanding: Matters of Life and How To Live” with Brian Green and Wendell Wallach.
URL:https://aiandfaith.org/event/internal-event-bioethics-and-spiritual-understanding/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Internal Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250912T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250912T103000
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SUMMARY:Internal Event – Coordinating Catholic Connections
DESCRIPTION:Our Coordinating Catholic Connections affinity group will meet for connection and discussion.
URL:https://aiandfaith.org/event/september-coordinating-catholic-connections/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Internal Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250815T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250815T100000
DTSTAMP:20250520T195157Z
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SUMMARY:Internal Event – Coordinating Catholic Connections
DESCRIPTION:Our Coordinating Catholic Connections affinity group will meet for connection and discussion.
URL:https://aiandfaith.org/event/august-coordinating-catholic-connections/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Internal Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250723T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250723T100000
DTSTAMP:20250624T155624Z
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SUMMARY:Internal Event - AI in Military Decision-Making and the Warrior Code
DESCRIPTION:July Salon – “AI in Military Decision-Making and the Warrior Code” with Shannon French
URL:https://aiandfaith.org/event/ai-in-military-decision-making/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Internal Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250718T090000
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SUMMARY:Internal Event – Coordinating Catholic Connections
DESCRIPTION:Our Coordinating Catholic Connections affinity group will meet for connection and discussion.
URL:https://aiandfaith.org/event/july-coordinating-catholic-connections/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Internal Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250626T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250626T090000
DTSTAMP:20250506T213832Z
CREATED:20250506T213831Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250506T213832Z
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SUMMARY:Internal Event - AI and Grief: No Tears at the Gates of Weeping
DESCRIPTION:June Salon – “AI and Grief: No Tears at the Gates of Weeping” with Thomas Arnold
URL:https://aiandfaith.org/event/ai-and-grief-thomas-arnold/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Internal Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250620T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250620T100000
DTSTAMP:20250520T194712Z
CREATED:20250520T194712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250520T194712Z
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SUMMARY:Internal Event – Coordinating Catholic Connections
DESCRIPTION:Our Coordinating Catholic Connections affinity group will meet for connection and discussion.
URL:https://aiandfaith.org/event/internal-event-coordinating-catholic-connections/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Internal Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250516T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250516T100000
DTSTAMP:20250331T194922Z
CREATED:20250318T181911Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250331T194922Z
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SUMMARY:Internal Event – Coordinating Catholic Connections
DESCRIPTION:Our Coordinating Catholic Connections affinity group will meet for connection and discussion.
URL:https://aiandfaith.org/event/coordinating-catholic-connections-may/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Internal Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250506T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250506T090000
DTSTAMP:20250411T205318Z
CREATED:20250411T204316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250411T205318Z
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SUMMARY:Internal Event - AI and Grief: Wisdom at the Intersection of Technology and the Human Heart
DESCRIPTION:In this thought-provoking conversation with Nikki Mirghafori\, we explore how artificial intelligence intersects with human emotional pain. How can technology help us understand\, alleviate\, or even exacerbate our inner struggles? With her unique background in AI and contemplative practices\, Nikki offers insights into the role of wisdom\, compassion\, and awareness in an increasingly digital world. Join us for a dialogue that bridges mind and machine\, pain and presence.
URL:https://aiandfaith.org/event/ai-and-grief-nikki-mirghafori/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Internal Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250430T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250430T100000
DTSTAMP:20250331T194019Z
CREATED:20250331T192348Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250331T194019Z
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SUMMARY:Internal Event - Engaging Tech Policy\, Business and Law with a Commitment to Faith
DESCRIPTION:Our Spring Town Hall brings together two of AI&F’s Advisors: Jon Palmer\, the General Counsel of Microsoft\, in conversation with Kenneth Cukier\, the deputy executive editor of The Economist. They will discuss the intersections of religion\, ethics\, law\, and policy on business and society. What have been the influences (both positive and negative) that religion has had on US law\, legal ethics and the legal profession? How has this influenced Jon’s professional life\, and the role of Christian doctrine in the way he views ethics\, practices law\, and sees his role as a lawyer? What are the challenges and opportunities that AI presents in these contexts and the need for AI to develop in a way that aligns with ethical considerations? Their diverse backgrounds will make an especially interesting conversation: Jon is the son of a prominent Presbyterian pastor; Kenn’s father fled the Holocaust and took him to Quaker meetings as a child.
URL:https://aiandfaith.org/event/tech-policy-business-and-law-with-faith/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Internal Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250326T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250326T090000
DTSTAMP:20250224T185412Z
CREATED:20250224T185412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250224T185412Z
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SUMMARY:Internal Event - AI and Religious Law
DESCRIPTION:March Salon – AI and Religious Law with Ali-Reza Bhojani\, Maria Joseph Israel\, SJ and David Zvi Kalman.
URL:https://aiandfaith.org/event/ai-and-religious-law/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Internal Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250321T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250321T100000
DTSTAMP:20250219T202148Z
CREATED:20250122T213414Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250219T202148Z
UID:8362-1742547600-1742551200@aiandfaith.org
SUMMARY:Internal Event - Coordinating Catholic Connections
DESCRIPTION:Our Coordinating Catholic Connections affinity group will meet for connection and discussion.
URL:https://aiandfaith.org/event/internal-events-coordinating-catholic-connections-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Internal Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250221T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250221T100000
DTSTAMP:20250124T181928Z
CREATED:20250122T213200Z
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SUMMARY:Internal Events - Coordinating Catholic Connections
DESCRIPTION:Our Coordinating Catholic Connections affinity group will meet for connection and discussion.
URL:https://aiandfaith.org/event/internal-events-coordinating-catholic-connections/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Internal Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250129T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250129T090000
DTSTAMP:20250114T212224Z
CREATED:20250114T184432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250114T212224Z
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SUMMARY:Internal Event - AI and Gaming: Games for Change
DESCRIPTION:The power of new ways to tell stories about AI and the big challenges and opportunities it presents has been an important subject for AI and Faith almost from our inception. AI has been a great disruptor recently in this world as well\, affecting how film\, art\, and video games are created and changing the employment and power picture in dramatic ways. Our Advisor Chris Skaggs has been a leading voice for us in understanding all that is happening in the video game world\, including around moral education for children that his own game design company\, Soma Games\, offers. Recently\, two experts in the emerging “games for change” world\, Amy and Ryan Green\, joined us as Contributing Fellows. Their courageous pioneering game That Dragon Cancer won multiple awards and international publicity\, though at great personal cost. Chris will interview Ryan and Amy about how they became involved in this world\, why they made this video game\, and where they see the future of such media as a way to both entertain\, educate\, and encourage beneficial change\, including in our own key area of bringing faith values to the design of AI based products.
URL:https://aiandfaith.org/event/internal-event-january-town-hall/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Internal Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250117T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250117T100000
DTSTAMP:20241202T220429Z
CREATED:20241202T215728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241202T220429Z
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SUMMARY:Internal Event - Coordinating Catholic Connections
DESCRIPTION:Our Coordinating Catholic Connections affinity group will meet for connection and to discuss The Rome Call for AI Ethics and other items.
URL:https://aiandfaith.org/event/coordinating-catholic-connections-jan25/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Internal Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241203T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241203T090000
DTSTAMP:20241114T181357Z
CREATED:20241113T175032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241114T181357Z
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SUMMARY:Internal Event - The AI Entanglement: Religion\, Technology\, and Humanity
DESCRIPTION:We would like to invite you to AI and Faith’s December Salon on “AI Entanglement: Religion\, Technology and Humanity” with Professor Beth Singler. Professor Singler is the Assistant Professor in Digital Religion(s) at the University of Zurich. She was previously Junior Research Fellow in Artificial Intelligence at Homerton College\, University of Cambridge\, and a post-doctoral researcher of “Human Identity in an age of Nearly Human Machines.” Professor Singler’s work explores the social\, ethical\, philosophical and religious implications of advances in AI and robotics and has published widely on these subjects\, including two books in 2024: “Religion and Artificial Intelligence: An Introduction” and “The Cambridge Companion to Religion and Artificial Intelligence.” \nProfessor Singler will join for a conversation with AI&F’s Pablo A. Ruz Salmones to share her perspective on several areas of intersection between AI and religion. These include the entanglement of religious and technological ideologies\, the interest and association of AI with new religious movements\, and the contribution of religious thinking to ethical discourses on AI. Professor Singler’s wide scholarly perspectives on these issues and more are certain to make for a fascinating discussion\, so please mark your calendar for December 3rd to join us.
URL:https://aiandfaith.org/event/december-salon/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Internal Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241121T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241121T100000
DTSTAMP:20241120T192000Z
CREATED:20241120T181921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241120T192000Z
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SUMMARY:Internal Event - Coordinating Catholic Connections (CCC)
DESCRIPTION:Be Part of a Pioneering AIF Initiative! \nJoin us for the first-ever Zoom event of Coordinating Catholic Connections (CCC)\, a new community created by the AIF to explore the powerful intersections between AI\, ethics\, and Catholic values. \nInspired by the global interfaith spirit of the Rome Call for AI Ethics\, CCC is a dedicated space for Catholic leaders\, thinkers\, and technologists to delve into ethical AI and discuss practical ways to bring faith-driven insights into tech innovation. \nEvent Highlights \n\nDiscussion Topic: AI Has Become a Technology of Faith – an article by The Atlantic. We encourage you to read it here in advance.\nInteractive Blue-Sky Session: Brainstorm ideas for upcoming CCC activities and decide on the best ways for our community to stay connected.\nMeet Your Moderator: This session will be guided by Pablo Ruz Salmones\, who will help facilitate a meaningful and engaging experience.\n\n\nWho Should Attend? \nWe warmly welcome Catholics and colleagues from Catholic organizations passionate about AI\, ethics\, and faith who want to collaborate with other experts and thought leaders in this exciting new space. \nRSVP Today! \nDon’t miss this unique opportunity to shape a faith-based\, ethically focused approach to AI. Bring your insights to our inaugural gathering! \nYuriko Ryan and Mike Truong – Co-Leads\, CCC \nPablo Ruz Salmones – CCC Member and Event Moderator
URL:https://aiandfaith.org/event/internal-event-coordinating-catholic-connections-ccc/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Internal Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241025T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241025T110000
DTSTAMP:20241126T212357Z
CREATED:20241113T181910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241126T212357Z
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SUMMARY:Internal Event - Religion and AI:  Reaching the Next Generation
DESCRIPTION:Click here to listen to the podcast from this event. \nPlease join for our October Salon on “Practical Use of AI by Faith Leaders” with Rabbi Daniel Weiner. Rabbi Danny is the senior Rabbi of Temple De Hirsch Sinai in Seattle and Bellevue\, the Pacific Northwest’s largest and oldest synagogue. He has pioneered video worship and is active as an author and a columnist for Seattle newspapers. In addition\, he leads the worship band at Temple De Hirsch Sinai. \nRabbi Danny will sit down for a wide-ranging conversation on the convergence of AI and his many roles with AI&F’s Pablo A. Ruz Salmones. Rabbi Danny will discuss his engagement and ethical perspectives on AI as a faith leader and the role that faith leaders might play in the use of this transformative technology. The conversation will also include the potential role of AI technologies in outreach\, especially to younger generations who have been less engaged with faith\, and the relationship between religion\, art\, and AI.
URL:https://aiandfaith.org/event/internal-event-religion-and-ai-reaching-the-next-generation/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Internal Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240925T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240925T113000
DTSTAMP:20241127T170254Z
CREATED:20241113T181612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241127T170254Z
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SUMMARY:Internal Event - AI and the Church: Expectations\, Possibilities\, and Foundational Theological Principles
DESCRIPTION:Click here to listen to the podcast from this event. \nPlease join us on September 25th for our next town hall. Panelists Daren Erisman\, Adam Graber and Gretchen Huizinga will answer questions on the theme “AI and the Church: Expectations\, Possibilities\, and Foundational Theological Principles.”
URL:https://aiandfaith.org/event/internal-event-ai-and-the-church-expectations-possibilities-and-foundational-theological-principles/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Internal Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240626T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240626T100000
DTSTAMP:20241127T170509Z
CREATED:20241013T181912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241127T170509Z
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SUMMARY:Internal Event - AI and Diversity in the Workforce
DESCRIPTION:Click here to listen to the podcast from this event. \nPlease join us for our June Salon on “AI and Diversity in the Workforce” with AI&F Expert Yasmin Ali. Yasmin is the founder of Skillspire\, an education startup that offers technology boot camps for immigrants\, refugees\, and women\, largely taught by part-time instructors who are also technology professionals. She was also an early and visionary member of the Muslim Association of Puget Sound (MAPS) and remains active in leadership there.  \nYasmin will be drawing directly from her experience navigating technology and the workplace to discuss the challenges and surprises that AI is currently bringing. Possible worker replacement by AI and the use of AI in hiring processes will surely interact with already complex situations regarding diversity in the workplace and the situation of immigrants in the labor force. Whether AI will enhance workers and make for more just opportunities\, or only provide obstacles in the way of these\, remains to be seen. And how faith will affect and be affected by all this technology remains an open question.
URL:https://aiandfaith.org/event/ai-and-diversity-in-the-workforce-with-yasmin-ali/
CATEGORIES:Internal Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240521T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240521T090000
DTSTAMP:20241127T170733Z
CREATED:20241013T182140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241127T170733Z
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SUMMARY:Internal Event - AI & Work: Cultivating Visions of Hope
DESCRIPTION:Click here to listen to the podcast from this event. \nPlease join us for our May Salon on “AI & Work: Cultivating Visions of Hope” with David Kim! David will be speaking from wide experience in the connection between work and faith\, he is the CEO and co-founder of Goldenwood and has spent the past several decades training\, consulting\, and counseling hundreds of leaders and organizations in developing a meaningful integration of faith and work\, and is the editor of the NIV Faith and Work Bible. He previously served as VP of Faith and Work with Redeemer City to City\, Executive Director of the Center for Faith & Work and Director of the Gotham Fellowship\, all at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in NYC.  \nDavid’s talk will trace the fundamental social imaginations that shape AI and Christianity\, understanding the perils that face us in order to create a new vision of hope for work in the era of AI. He will explore the connection between AI\, the enchanted frame\, and the deceptiveness of our own hearts\, contrasting it with the redemption narrative that shapes the Christian imagination. As we question whether AI will mean greater alienation from work\, or perhaps offer a renewed connection\, faith will be a crucial factor for realizing a hopeful future.
URL:https://aiandfaith.org/event/ai-work-cultivating-visions-of-hope-with-david-kim/
CATEGORIES:Internal Events
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