AI and the Human Person I Prof. Jordan Wales
Prof. Jordan Wales critically examines the relationship between artificial intelligence and human personhood through the lens of Christian theology, exploring how AI challenges traditional notions of intelligence, consciousness, and relationality.T...
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<p>Prof. Jordan Wales critically examines the relationship between artificial intelligence and human personhood through the lens of Christian theology, exploring how AI challenges traditional notions of intelligence, consciousness, and relationality.</p><p><br /></p><p>This lecture was given on June 9th, 2025, at Dominican House of Studies.</p><p><br /></p><p>For more information on upcoming events, visit us at <a href="https://thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events" target="_blank">thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>About the Speakers: </p><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Jordan Wales is Associate Professor and John and Helen Kuczmarski Chair in Theology at Hillsdale College, where he teaches historical theology. His scholarship—appearing in journals such as </span><em style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Augustinian Studies</em><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, the </span><em style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Journal of Moral Theology</em><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, and </span><em style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">AI & Society</em><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">—focuses on early Christianity as well as theology and Artificial Intelligence. Holding degrees in Engineering (B.S.), Cognitive Science (M.Sc.), and Theology (Dip.Theol., M.T.S., Ph.D.), he is a member of the AI Research Group for the Centre for Digital Culture, under the Dicastery of Culture and Education at the Holy See; a fellow of the International Society for Science and Religion; and a fellow of the Centre for Humanity and the Common Good.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Keywords: </span>AI Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, Christian Theology, Consciousness, Emmanuel Augustine, Harari Yuval Noah, Intelligence, Personhood, <em>Silmarillion</em>, Trinity</p>