AI and Interpersonal Relationships I Prof. Jordan Wales
Prof. Jordan Wales explores the ethical and spiritual implications of interpersonal relationships with artificial intelligence, emphasizing the dangers of mistaking AI’s simulated personhood for authentic human connection.This lecture was given on ...
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<p>Prof. Jordan Wales explores the ethical and spiritual implications of interpersonal relationships with artificial intelligence, emphasizing the dangers of mistaking AI’s simulated personhood for authentic human connection.</p><p><br /></p><p>This lecture was given on June 11th, 2025, at Dominican House of Studies.</p><p><br /></p><p>Secular campuses are being transformed, but the students need your help! Your gift before September fifteenth can launch a new TI chapter and change lives. Visit <a href="https://thomisticinstitute.org/bts25podcast" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">thomisticinstitute.org/bts25podcast</a> to give today!</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>Augustinian Theology, Empathy, Ethics, Idolatry, Interpersonal Relationships, John Paul II, Personhood, Pride, Simulated Personhood, Technology and Spirituality</p>