General Schedule for 2024: We aim to have bi-monthly talks and prayer meetings.

• April 2024: Prayer for Christians in AI. 

• March 2024: (Computer) Vision for Christ: Researching 3D Generative Models. As a Christian, and as a graduate researcher studying 3D generative models, I will discuss the current state of 2D and 3D generative models along brief explanation of my research, and share my testimony as living as Christian in the field of Computer Vision - living to discern what is Christ's vision in this place He has sent me. Matthew Kwak is an Integrated MS/PhD student in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Korea University.

• February 2024: Prayer for Christians in AI. 

• January 2024: Practicing Your Faith in the Technological World. What does it mean to live in a world of technology for Christians? What responsibilities do we have to each other, to the development of technology, to our communities? What does this mean for our daily experience of faith and what might this mean for the future? In this talk, Dr. John Slattery, Director of the Grefenstette Center for Ethics at Duquesne University, will bring his personal and scholarly experience to bear in discussing ideas of faith, technology, and the future of AI. 

2023

• December 2023 (Upcoming): We had a Faith and AI social at Neurips, the first ever Faith and AI social at a major AI conference.

• November 2023: Rhythms and Algorithms: The God of Words and the Importance of Imago Dei in the Age of Generative AI. As Generative AI reshapes our creative landscape, discerning the boundaries between machine ingenuity and human touch becomes increasingly nuanced. Join us to explore the interplay between AI and human creativity with Micah Voraritskul, founder of VerifiedHuman™, a company focused on AI-human differentiation in creative media.

• October 2023: Debrief + Talk: Divine Wisdom > Artificial Intelligence In July we had a lunch social at ICML 2023 and held the ASA AI workshop: "Christians in Artificial Intelligence: Incubating Research & Interdisciplinary Community". Richard and Hannah will go over some of the works presented at each conference and discuss some future plans, such as the Neurips 2023 social. The main talk is given by Joanna Ng, CEO of Devarim and had a seven-year tenure as the Head of Research and Director of the Centre for Advanced Studies, IBM Canada Lab; and accredited as an IBM Master Inventor. 

• September 2023: Some folks from CHAI were featured in an Christianity Today article: AI Will Shape Your Soul.

• July 2023: We had a Christians in AI social at ICML 2023 and a Christians in AI workshop at ASA 2023.

• May 2023: AI and the Biblical Story Many believe that AI could lead us toward some sort of paradise. A rival postmodern story suggests that the future doesn’t need us and that AI will ultimately threaten humanity. This talk will explore a vision for AI informed by the Biblical story and how it can guide us toward more responsible technology. This talk is given by Derek C. Schuurman, who is currently professor of computer science at Calvin University. 

• April 2023: Global Missional AI Summit What does it mean for the Global Church to practice Radical Data Generosity? What kind of Data Cooperation might God be calling us to as individual members of a united Body of Christ? How can we intentionally form, build, and grow relationships and partnerships that foster Kingdom-minded Data Collaboration. This year’s theme of Innovation Through Data Collaboration is calling on attendees to not only ask these questions but to seek God’s guidance as we gather for 3 days at the Wycliffe Headquarters in Orlando, Florida.

• March 2023: There is a call for poster abstracts for the ASA AI workshop: "Christians in Artificial Intelligence: Incubating Research & Interdisciplinary Community", which ask for only 150 words and are meant to be preliminary (so if this is new to you, that's ok!) This workshop aims to bring together a diversity of perspectives and ideas and to launch new directions in Christianity and AI, and we invite poster abstracts presenting both new ideas for future research and completed research. Topics may include but are not limited to the following:

  • • Ethical AI (Data Ethics, Ethical Algorithm Design)

    • Explainable AI and AI Safety

    • ML Fairness and Bias in Language and Other Models

    • Responsible AI and AI for Social Good

    • Bible translation and faith-based AI applications

• March 2023: Redeeming the Parrots: Using Language Models Responsibly. Generative AIs are mimics, and they nudge us to mimic too. But we can repurpose these technologies to be redemptive tools instead of parrots. In this talk, I’ll share some kinds of tools I’ve been working on from a faith-based perspective and welcome your thoughts on this evolving technology. This talk is given by Ken Arnold, an assistant professor of computer science and data science at Calvin University. 

• November 2022: Passion Talks AI Workshop. Are you someone who researches or implements AI-related technology, wanting to grow your knowledge of related ethics & theology? Or are you a scholar of AI ethics and theology, working to translate your knowledge for applied technical settings? Passion Talks offers a shared space to explore these crucial questions in community. Join us for our main event, an online poster session and conversation. And we would love to hear from you and your expertise! You’ll connect with other professionals in related areas, and get a chance to grow your public engagement skills.

• September 2022: AI Ethics and Christianity. What is AI ethics? How can Christians support work in technology ethics and AI ethics? This talk will give an overview of the fields of technology ethics and AI ethics, then talk about ways that Christians might positively engage this contemporary movement, ultimately helping us fulfill the Divine commandments to love God and neighbor. The talk was given by Brian Green, who is the director of technology ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics.

• August 2022: Ethics in the Age of AI: Navigating Emerging Technologies with Biblical Wisdom. The talk was given by Jason Thacker, who serves as chair of research in technology ethics and director of the research institute at The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention.