The price of manufacturing robots is dropping and consumer desire increasing. We’re standing on the threshold of a new social landscape. Dr. Anna Puzio examines key lessons from our faith traditions into a world shared by humans and robots aiandfaith.org/aif-podcast/...

What happens when faith steps into the world of AI? Greg Cootsona (AIF Executive Director), spoke on the Chasing Faith podcast, about bringing theologians, technologists, and everyday people into the same conversation about how AI should be built podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

AIF Executive Director Greg Cootsona joins Mark Labberton to reflect on a lifetime's convergence of work in faith, science, and ethics and now, AI. Together they discuss the ethical stakes of human dignity and representation in AI systems open.spotify.com/episode/1UkP...

Read the March 2026 issue of the AI and Faith Newsletter, where our theme is AI and Work. This month, we share articles on the work that forms us as laborers in our faith traditions, podcast episodes, and more. mailchi.mp/aiandfaith/m...

What is God up to amid the global introduction of AI technologies? And how do we enter this unfolding story to shape it toward possibility rather than peril? The Faithful Futures Summit 2025 drew together 4 co-organizing denominations, 16 Christian traditions, and 3 faiths +

Earlier this month, Anthropic reported on the use of Claude and its affect on unemployment (note, this is a more narrow study than its title, “Labor market impacts of AI”, suggests). Though the study finds no statistically significant growth in unemployment, it does find growth +

As AI reshapes our world, faith traditions are often left out of the discussion. The Religious Voices & Responsible AI Initiative from @aiandfaith.bsky.social & IST aims to include these communities in the future of AI. AIF & IST are honored to announce members of the new Steering Co. ❇️ Learn more:

In September 2025, AI and Faith held a plenary session and four workshops on AI for Christians at the World Evangelical Alliance in Seoul, South Korea. In this piece, we share our experience with the conference and the fruit it has since yielded. aiandfaith.org/events/world...

What if the key to safe AI and AGI isn't making it smarter but making it wiser? AIF Research Director Mark Graves discusses his approach to AI development that prioritizes practical wisdom and compassion over raw intelligence. aiandfaith.org/aif-podcast/...

AIF welcomed Mifrah Hayath as a Contributing Fellow. She is a researcher working at the intersection of artificial intelligence, law, and bioethics, focusing on how emerging tech reshape moral authority, legal responsibility, and consent in medicine aiandfaith.org/interview/in...

As we explore AI’s impact on work, we must sift through complexity that goes beyond the headlines. In a world of AI hype, we need contemplation. The intersection of hype, contemplation, and action demonstrates the importance of seeking truth aiandfaith.org/insights/ais...

Mark Labberton and Kibben (AIF advisor and chaplain to the House of Representatives) reflect on how chaplaincy in Congress provides prayer and spiritual presence for lawmakers in one the most controversial public institutions in perilous times comment.org/podcasts/cha...

Though we may not necessarily think in such terms, the dream of an impartial observer sustains hope and trust in AI. Dr. Ben Kamary clearly and compellingly exposes the lie of that old dream of neutrality and calls us instead to our responsibility of human formation. aiandfaith.org/insights/ai-...

Micah Redding, the founder of the Christian Transhumanist Association, shares the history of transhumanism and introduces the community of Christians who view these advancements as a furthering of God’s plan. Discussing AI and new forms of life aiandfaith.org/aif-podcast/...

As chatbots marketed to Christian audiences proliferate, many are considering the ethical ramifications of using them. Bonnie Christian interviews Adi Agrawal about his company that offers a chatbot framed as "a Tamagotchi meets Duolingo for a Christian" www.christianitytoday.com/2026/01/cree...

Read the February issue of the AI and Faith Newsletter, where our theme is Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). We share articles on this topic and more. Read here: mailchi.mp/aiandfaith/f...

AI and Faith is pleased to announce 2 new partners: Faith, Work & Tech cultivates faith and work integration in the Bay Area to transform people who are transforming the world www.faithworktech.org

Calvin Mercer and Tracy Trothen offer accessible introductions to the ability of transhumanisms to dialogue with religious traditions, most recently in their forthcoming volume Transhumanism and Faith. Here they offer an overview of this volume. aiandfaith.org/insights/tra...

Will AI replace humans? Micah Voraritskul gives us a new and compelling metaphor for this question in his book “Human is the New Vinyl: Why Human Creativity Still Wins In The AI Revolution.” Read AIF's editor, Mayla Boguslav, review this book. aiandfaith.org/book-review/...

Is the illusion of AI consciousness actually an extension of our own? Simon Duan proposes that as we interact with AI, we should start asking if we are extending our own consciousness into it—much like we enliven an avatar in a video game www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-a...

AI&F expert Douglas Estes is the editor of the newly released Artificial Intelligence for Bible Translation and Interpretation. The book includes writings from several experts examining key features of the current relationship between AI and Bible translation www.bloomsbury.com/us/artificia...

Dr. Beth Singler dives into the complex topic of digital religions. Listen to the many ways established religions are adapting their practice for the AI age, as well as the emergence of new religions that AI is at the core of their belief system aiandfaith.org/aif-podcast/...

We treat AGI like a mirror; it is easy to give it a quick check before heading out the door. But when we glance into AGI, how much is captured in the frame? David Landau adds clarity and dimension to the relationship between AGI as a mirror aiandfaith.org/insights/the...

In The Secret Life of Bots, expert Marina Zilbergerts explores the fascinating new world of Moltbook an AI-only social platform where agents form their own subcultures and proto-religions blurring the line between simulation and first-person expression marinazilbergerts.substack.com/p/the-secret...

AIF is pleased to announce its new partnership with World Evangelical Alliance, the largest international organization of evangelical churches. WEA unites evangelicals across denominations for prayer, evangelism, mission, education, and religious freedom worldea.org

Daryn Dodson and Jenna Nicholas, Silicon Valley investors, explained how they draw on their faith traditions to find investments with great returns, positive impact on humanity, and ones that support their religious and spiritual desires aiandfaith.org/aif-podcast/...

AI and Faith is pleased to announce its new partnership with Positive AI Labs. They develop and promote open-source datasets and evaluations to guide frontier AI models toward human flourishing, pluralistic wisdom, and ethical depth positiveailabs.org

Read the January issue of our Newsletter, themed Artificial General Intelligence. We share articles, including a review of top content from 2025, a message from AIF Executive Director on our vision for 2026 mailchi.mp/aiandfaith/j...

Our Executive Director, Greg Cootsona, is back to look at his first 100 days, to answer a few questions and discuss some of the key learnings from our faith traditions that we need to apply during this era of the great commoditization of AI aiandfaith.org/aif-podcast/...

Todd Korpi's "AI Goes to Church" invites us into the complexities of AI, with theological rigor and pastoral wisdom. In this piece, AI and Faith advisor Justin Lester reviews Korpi’s book, and considers practical takeaways for pastors and church members aiandfaith.org/book-review/...

What does the Bible have to say about AI? In this piece, AI and Faith contributing fellow John Dyer unpacks nine verses from the Bible and considers how we might think about AI through this lens. aiandfaith.org/insights/9-b...

As AI is increasingly framed as a source of meaning, and guidance, Brad Edwards argues that technology is quietly taking on religious significance in a spiritually hungry culture. He insists the church matters more than ever, offering embodied community www.christianitytoday.com/2026/01/why-...

As we reflect the impacts of AI in 2025 we also look forward with hope to 2026. There is much to be done at the intersection of AI, ethics, and religion. AI&F Executive Director Greg Cootsona shares the hopes and goals as we face the challenges posed by AI aiandfaith.org/insights/gre...

AI&F’s Research Director Mark Graves, appeared on ReligionWise podcast to talk with Chip Gruen about Religion in the Age of AI. They discuss what AI development reveals about humanity and what we can learn from the conversation between religion and technology. www.buzzsprout.com/1848778/epis...

Listen as we dive deeply into the AI abundance philosophy with our guests Brian Sigmon and Dr. David Zvi Kalman. How good things could get due to the arrival of AI? And what lessons we can draw from our faith to ensure it benefits humanity aiandfaith.org/aif-podcast/...

AI is not magic. It is humanly designed and built through and through. How should our fallen nature affect our attempt to play god as we try to build Artificial Super Intelligence? AIF professional member Micah Melling, explores that question aiandfaith.org/insights/the...

As the Vatican considers the ongoing race toward AGI, AI&F advisor Father Paolo Benanti considers whether an algorithm have a soul, and if not, how we should respond to their growing influence. www.transformernews.ai/p/paolo-bena...

AI&F editor Yuriko Ryan’s "Where Faith Meets Code" spotlights Microsoft engineer Brendan Newell, whose EWTN interview links AI ethics with the Vatican’s call for human‑centered guardrails. For a look at faith and technology in dialogue, read here: aiandfaith.org/insights/bre...

Whether you’re a regular listener to our podcasts, an avid reader of our articles, or new to our community, your engagement helps drive meaningful dialogue about the future of AI and faith. Read about 2025's top content: aiandfaith.org/news/2025-mo...

This year’s SBL/AAR conference was well attended by members of AI and Faith. In this piece, Executive Director Greg Cootsona recounts several important talks from this year’s conference, including Mark Graves’s presentation on compassionate AI. aiandfaith.org/insights/hig...

Solutions to the AI alignment problem remain challenging, particularly when it comes to value and moral alignment. In this piece, David Dumaresq considers the perspective from a Bahá'í Faith background, and highlights parallels to the Tower of Babel aiandfaith.org/insights/the...

Read 2025's last issue of the AI&F Newsletter. Our theme is AI and Environment. Read articles on this topic, including a wrap-up of 2025 from AI and Faith founder David Brenner, a thoughtful consideration of the environmental impacts of AI in Latin America mailchi.mp/aiandfaith/d...

This year came with important developments for AI&F including grant funding, conference presentations, and many publications. AI&F founder David Brenner reflects on these contributions, and considers how AI and Faith can rise to meet upcoming AI challenges aiandfaith.org/insights/ai-...

Listen to an interview with filmmaker and PhD John O’Keefe, on how changing our current industrial mindset is necessary to save our planet, and the need for a cultural revolution if we want to achieve a future for all. aiandfaith.org/aif-podcast/...

AI and Faith Editor Brady Beard offers his insights from reading Ted Peters' published book "The Promise and Peril of AI and IA: New Technology Meets Religion, Theology, and Ethics" aiandfaith.org/book-review/...

Many AI data centers, which utilize large water resources, are now being built in Latin America. AI&F expert Manuel David Morales considers the impact of these data centers on local communities and considers a Christian response to this current buildout. aiandfaith.org/insights/ai-...

While some questions about AI have been answered in the last few years, many remain a challenge. AI&F Editor Mayla Boguslav introduces “The Ignorance Podcast”, where dives into important questions with experts in AI and other related disciplines aiandfaith.org/insights/the...

In her essay “What Star Trek and Genesis Teach us About Consciousness”, AIF expert Marina Zilbergerts explores the mystery of what it means to be human in an age when intelligent expression can be programmed. 18forty.org/articles/gen...

The World Council of Churches issued an urgent call to transform AI from profit to life. The communique is a response to the 4th Industrial Revolution and a call for churches to defend ecological integrity in the face of AI related environment issues www.oikoumene.org/news/faith-c...

As “love bots” systems become more sophisticated, moving from the screen into artificial bodies, we are confronted with the question: What makes love real? Dr. Harris Bor and Dr. Marina Zilbergerts explore the ethical and psychological frontier of relational AI aiandfaith.org/aif-podcast/...