Forum Discusses A.I., Ecology and Earth Ethics
October 28, 2022
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping countless aspects of modern life, but its implications for the planet do not always command attention. On Wednesday, September 28, more than 35 guests joined a Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary forum, “A.I., Ecology & Earth Ethics,” to discuss the profound implications of A.I. for the environment. Rapid advances in technology “challenge the very notion of God, ” said Rev. Fred Davie, senior strategic advisor to Union Theological Seminary’s president, in his welcome. Efforts to understand “the interaction between technology and culture” are necessary, he said, because A.I. is not an “ethically neutral