In addition to the work of its ongoing operating teams of Contributing Fellows, AI and Faith seeks to interject faith-oriented values into the ethics debate on AI-powered technologies through one-off projects. These projects often are staffed by a combination of Research Fellows, Contributing Fellows, Advisors and representatives of our Partners. Our current Projects include the following:
To help tech creators in Faith Employee Resource Groups develop faith-oriented personal ethics for AI and engage with their employers’ technology ethics.
Nicoleta Acatrinei, Ben Christensen (SAP), Batool Hussein (SAP), Milind Makwana (PayPal), Suzette Messa, Marsie Sweetland (Equinix)
May 2021 – indefinite
To explore ethical boundaries, theological insights, and wise faith uptake of generative AI.
Thomas Arnold, Shanen Boettcher, Yaqub Chaudhary, Adam Graber, Mark Graves, Noreen Herzfeld, Don Howard, Mois Navon, Joanna Ng, Thomas Osborn, Ted Peters, Marcus Schwarting
May 1, 2023 – indefinite
Contribute AI&F experts, resources, and perspectives and those of our Partner organizations to PAI Programs as the sole faith-oriented Partner in the PAI.
Thomas Arnold, Mark Graves, Lewis McMurran
May 2022 – indefinite
To aid the global church and wider society in navigating the fundamental theological, philosophical, and ethical questions presented by artificial intelligence by providing theologically and technically informed overviews of both the opportunities and challenges before Christians as well as a list of expert curated resources as a starting point for further Christian writing, discussion, and engagement with this revolutionary technology.
Working Group Leads Carlos Arias, David Brenner, Gretchen Huizinga, Cory-Andrew Labrecque, Chris Lim, Derek Schuurman, Trish Shaw, John Slattery, and Jason Thacker plus numerous Group members
July 1, 2023 through 2024
Partnering with the Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC for a projected video series and conference in Summer 2024 on AI and the Bible related to special exhibit Scripture and Science.
Kutter Callaway, Douglas Estes, Adam Graber, Gretchen Huizinga, David Zvi Kalman
July 1, 2023 through 2024
To help faith denominations, influential congregational leaders, media and educational platforms, curriculum developers, and missional technology organizations broadly and effectively influence wise choices by faith-oriented creators and consumers of AI-powered technologies.
Nathan Colaner, Dan Forbush, David Goecke, Dave Hackett, Thomas Osborn, Michael Paulus and Ron Roth
AI and Faith is a pluralist organization seeking to engage the world in the moral and ethical issues around artificial intelligence.