artificial intelligence Archives

Essays

The disciplinary soul of AI: data annotation and the politics of religious erasure

Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed | September 9, 2026

A large man smoking a cigar (as depicted in the 1925 cartoon 'The Subsidised Mine Owner - Poor Beggar!'), is partially obscured by a pixelated white-and-grey cloud. In the background, part of the Wheel of Fortune can also be seen. The goddess who usually turns the wheel is hidden by the man in the foreground. Four characters (perhaps depicting the same person at different points in time) sit on the wheel. The character with a crown on top is holding two globes/trophy and has treasure on his lap. To his right, one character extends his hand towards him, while another looks on from the left. The fourth character is already falling. Two black, dotted, squares outline the large man and the wheel. To the left of the wheel, in the background, there is a pixelated yellow-orange sun. To the right, are some sparkling, pixelated yellow stars.

Religion, the constitutional tradition, and AI alignment

Anna Su | August 26, 2026

A charioteer drives four white horses through a cloudy sky.

Beginning the intelligence age

Suzanne van Geuns | August 12, 2026

Digital intervention: why critical AI studies needs the study of religion

J. Barton Scott and Pamela Klassen | July 29, 2026

A Renaissance etching by Antonio Tempesta depicting the Israelites rebuilding Jerusalem

The Pope’s love letter to humanity at the dawn of AI

Anna Su | July 8, 2026

This image features 3 images of a street. Overlying the image are different shapes which are arranged to look like QR code symbols. These are in white/blue colors and intersect one another. The first image is clear, but the second is slightly more pixelated, and the final image is very pixelated.

The future of the religious past

Stef Aupers | June 3, 2026

Conclusion: Sensing the social with DALL·E 3

Mona Oraby | October 12, 2025

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