Jason Thacker's Blog, page 25

Announcing my new book

I am excited to announce that my new book, The Age of AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity, is now officially available for pre-order with most major book retailers. The book will release next March with Zondervan Publishers. I wrote it to help all of us navigate our digital age as we explore the social, moral, and ethical challenges of our ongoing interactions with artificial intelligence (AI).

Artificial intelligence is everywhere and drives so much of our society, often...

WeeklyTech #3 – DeepNudes and pornography

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How deepnudes reveal the pornifcation of technology

What if there was some type of technology that would allow you to undress any person you desired? Snap a picture, and then see them naked. For fou...

WeeklyTech #2 – The Changing Workforce

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The future is here: Artificial Intelligence and the changing workforce

George Jetson and his family lived in a future with flying cars, a household robot, and other high-tech luxuries. The Jetsons o...

WeeklyTech #1 – How Deepfakes Erode Trust

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How deepfakes erode trust: What Christians can do when reality is distorted

One of the most powerful and frightening developments in technology as of late is the deepfake. From government leaders gr...

Xi Jinping and Power of Technology in China

The rise of the new Chinese state under the leadership of President Xi Jinping has been a predominant force in the conversation surrounding technological innovation, economic development, and basic human freedoms. As China has sought to emerge as the leading tech superpower alongside the U.S., it has often done so at the expense of basic human rights such as freedom of religion and speech. The Chinese people do not enjoy most of the freedoms we cherish in the West. The Chinese state has sough...

Announcing a new project

We are launching a new project at ERLC next week and would love for you to join us!

Technology changes so fast that it is difficult to keep up with. We use these tools every single day, often without giving much thought to how they are changing us and shape the way we view the world around us. From artificial intelligence to privacy issues, technology can be a bit overwhelming at times.

This is why we are launching WeeklyTech. Each week, we will focus on the biggest issues in tech to prepare...

Transhumanism Is Yet Another Temptation to Play God

Often when we hear about advanced technology like artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and genetic engineering, we think of some far-off future with flying cars and robot co-workers. Terms like “the singularity,” “superintelligence,” and “transhumanism” seem irrelevant to the mundane problems we deal with as Christians living in a fallen world. Aren’t there more pressing issues?

In his book Transhumanism and the Image of God: Today’s Technology and the Future of Christian Discipleship,...