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'If there's no God to hold you accountable for your sins, why not?'
As religious identity continues to decline in the West, what impact will an increasingly godless culture have on the mainstreaming of artificial intelligence?
University of Austin professor and author Michael Shellenberger posed that question at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) 2025 Conference in London on Feb. 18 as some of the world’s leading thinkers, business leaders, and policymakers gathered to craft a vision on “how to formulate and promote the most positive concept of the future that can be imagined,” according to the event’s website.
Shellenberger, 53, delivered a wide-ranging talk on a number of AI-related topics, including its potential for digital identification and its connection to having control over individuals' lives. In addition to highlighting Japan's ongoing cultural struggle with youth isolation and social issues, such as video gaming addiction, Shellenberger also pointed to the decline of religious belief in the West and its moral consequences in the face of AI development.
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As religious identity continues to decline in the West, what impact will an increasingly godless culture have on the mainstreaming of artificial intelligence?
University of Austin professor and author Michael Shellenberger posed that question at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) 2025 Conference in London on Feb. 18 as some of the world’s leading thinkers, business leaders, and policymakers gathered to craft a vision on “how to formulate and promote the most positive concept of the future that can be imagined,” according to the event’s website.
Shellenberger, 53, delivered a wide-ranging talk on a number of AI-related topics, including its potential for digital identification and its connection to having control over individuals' lives. In addition to highlighting Japan's ongoing cultural struggle with youth isolation and social issues, such as video gaming addiction, Shellenberger also pointed to the decline of religious belief in the West and its moral consequences in the face of AI development.
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Michael Shellenberger warns decline in religious belief to impact AI's ability to deal with moral questions
As religious identity continues to decline in the West, what impact will an increasingly godless culture have on the mainstreaming of artificial intelligence
