SciTech† (special Summer 2024 issue)
Welcome to the Special Summer 2024 edition of SciTech†. Read the articles below, or download the issue in PDF format.
Opening Prayer
Generated by ChatGPT Divine Creator, as we gather in this space where science and faith intersect, we humbly come before You with open hearts and minds. Grant us the wisdom to seek truth in all its forms, whether through the lens of empirical observation or the...
Sermon: AI
When I asked ChatGPT to write the opening prayer for our service this morning, I was prepared to laugh and roll my eyes at some inappropriate nonsense.
AI fact vs. fiction vs. the future: an exploration within the church
Faith leaders from across the Presbyterian Church USA and the ELCA recently shared concerns and opportunities related to the use of artificial intelligence.
AI, GA, and the PCUSA
Toward the very end of Tom Stoppard’s absurdist play, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, one of the titular characters (we’ll call him Guildenstern — though the script plays on their interchangeability), reflects, “There must have been a moment, at the...
21st Century Science & Western Christianity: A ChatGPT Perspective
Introduction If you have been at all active in the digital universe, you have undoubtedly heard of and perhaps used ChatGPT or a similar AI system. ChatGPT, introduced in late 2022, is credited with starting the AI boom. Investment in and public attention to...
More PASTCF News, AI, and Chevron
First, a few additions to housekeeping matters I wrote about in the May issue. The 2024 Nominating Committee consists of Damaris Christensen (chair), Bob Keefer, and Bill Brown. Rachelle McCalla will take over as PASTCF’s Facebook administrator: with deep thanks to...
Of interest
In this special Summer 2024 issue we highlight the PCUSA's AI Guidelines and AI-related articles in "The Presbyterian Outlook."
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