Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a powerful tool. Like other tools, it is not a person. It is not morally responsible. It does not bear the image of God. It cannot repent, believe, love, or worship. And yet, unlike most tools that have come before it, AI presents itself in ways that feel uncannily personal. It speaks in sentences and answers questions. It appears to reason, to remember, even to care.
Pastoring in an Algorithmic Age is a GS&C resource paper, written by Michael McGarity, a Presbyterian Church elder who works, teaches and researches at the intersection of technology, engineering and public responsibility. A Director of Engineering, Data and AI at Deloitte Australia, Michael considers the ethical development of AI and the formation of wise, faithful communities amid social and technological change.
