Religion, Agency and AI Forum

We live in interesting times. Our daily encounters and experiences are increasingly mediated and shaped by digital and emerging technologies, especially artificial intelligence (AI). Wearable smart rings and devices monitor our vital signs, providing real-time feedback on our fitness and offering health recommendations. Digital devices buzz in our pockets, reminding us of upcoming meetings, deadlines, […]

For the Holy Year 2025, the Vatican announced a new mascot, Luce (“Light” in Italian)[1], a manga-like figurine of a pilgrim with blue hair and big eyes. According to Archbishop Fisichella, as written in a tweet by Catholic TV, Luce is part of a Vatican project “to live even within the pop culture so beloved […]

A long time ago, on one auspicious day, a robot cardinal was elected to be pope. “All factions now are agreed on itself has taken a hand in the deliberations. The computer has been strongly urging the candidacy of the robot. I suppose we should not be surprised by this loyalty among machines. Nor should […]

This essay explores the potential for generative artificial intelligence (G-AI)[1] to facilitate spiritually augmented feedback loops. Here, spiritual augmentation refers to the evolution of the felt impact of a spiritual tradition and/or practice. Spiritual augmentation involves reducing the time it takes for a spiritual practice to become biologically efficacious (or the point at which a […]