Peter Thiel: You Know Who Else Wants to Regulate AI? The Antichrist
Thiel's 'Antichrist' lecture series in Nashville is reportedly focused on casting AI regulation advocates as antichrist enablers.
Gizmodo — AI5 min read
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Gen Z can’t control the future, so they’re paying witches and tarot readers to make it feel more manageable
A fragmented $2.3 billion industry is turning tarot, astrology, and spell work into personalized guidance for an uncertain generation.
Fortune AI6 min read
Sam Altman: Don't treat AI like a 'religious force'
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he's 'very uncomfortable' with the idea of surrendering human judgment to AI models.
Business Insider - AI2 min read
The GPT Oracle: 1 in 10 Americans are reviving the pagan practice of prophecy
Anthropic has reported Claude 4 drifting into mystical themes unprompted, a pattern its own engineers did not train for or predict.
Fortune AI5 min read
Podcast: Whispers in the Pews by Amy D. McDowell
In this episode of From the Square, Amy D. McDowell discusses her new book with Roland Clark, Professor of Modern European History at the University of Liverpool. Whispers in the Pews:... READ MORE
Algorithms of Oppression by Safiya Umoja Noble Blog2 min read
Writing As Spiritual Practice: Inside the World of Medieval Scribes by Joel Halldorf
Joel Halldorf on the Monks Who Helped Preserve Generations of Cultural Heritage. This excerpt was originally published in Literary Hub. Because monastic life depended on books, it was natural that... READ MORE
Algorithms of Oppression by Safiya Umoja Noble Blog6 min read
Obsessing about being a good person can backfire. There’s a better way.
Editor’s note, September 20, 8 am ET: We’re bringing you some of our best-loved Your Mileage May Vary columns while Sigal Samuel is on parental leave. The one below was originally published last September.
Vox — Future Perfect9 min read
Podcast: Sanctuary People by Gina M. Pérez
In this episode of From the Square, Dr. Gina Pérez discusses her new book with Jennifer Rose Najera, Professor of Chicano/a Studies at UC Riverside. In her latest book, Sanctuary... READ MORE
Algorithms of Oppression by Safiya Umoja Noble Blog2 min read
Podcast: Martyrs and Migrants by Candace Lukasik
Coptic Orthodox Christians comprise the largest Christian community in the Middle East and are among the oldest Christian communities in the world. While once the objects of American missionary efforts,... READ MORE
Algorithms of Oppression by Safiya Umoja Noble Blog2 min read
AI and the Protestant Vision of Spirituality, Work, and Technology
An evangelical thinker explores how AI might be repurposed into a tool that serves human flourishing, in line with a post-Reformation understanding of work.
Future of Life Institute (FLI)10 min read
Podcast: Assembling Religion
Henry Ford did not just mass produce cars. As a member of the Episcopal Church, reader of New Thought texts, believer in the “gospel of reincarnation,” mass marketer of antisemitic... READ MORE
Algorithms of Oppression by Safiya Umoja Noble Blog1 min read
Magnificent Humanity – The Pope’s First Encyclical Concerns AI
Everything you need to know about the upcoming encyclical on AI.
Future of Life Institute (FLI)4 min read
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