Reverend Robot: Automation and Clergy

Digital technology, including artificial intelligence, is having a dramatic impact on the professions of medicine, law, journalism, finance, and others. Some suggest that clergy will also be affected. We describe recent progress in designing artificially intelligent systems, suggesting that this is...

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1. VerfasserIn: Young, William (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Open Library of Humanities$s2024- [2019]
In: Zygon
Jahr: 2019, Band: 54, Heft: 2, Seiten: 479-500
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Künstliche Intelligenz / Roboter / Seelsorger
weitere Schlagwörter:B Theology
B Pastoral Care
B Technology
B Artificial Intelligence
B Preaching
B Clergy
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Zusammenfassung:Digital technology, including artificial intelligence, is having a dramatic impact on the professions of medicine, law, journalism, finance, and others. Some suggest that clergy will also be affected. We describe recent progress in designing artificially intelligent systems, suggesting that this is possible, perhaps even likely. We investigate ways in which technology currently is affecting ministry and outline some plausible scenarios in which digital systems could supplement or supplant clergy in some areas, specifically preaching and pastoral care. We also raise some theological issues raised by the use of digital systems in ministry.
ISSN:1467-9744
Enthält:Enthalten in: Zygon
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/zygo.12515