Artificial intelligence and Imago Dei : a new dilemma for philosophical and theological anthropology

Platovnjak, Ivan (author), Svetelj, Tone (author)

The advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI), with its vast applicability, has already influenced nearly every aspect of our lives, including our self-perception. At the same time, AI calls for wisdom, hope, and belief that transcends sophisticated knowledge produced by AI. The main argument in this article is an inevitable call to rediscover the essence of human nature that AI technology cannot adequately grasp. From a Christian perspective, AI challenges us to rediscover the idea that humans are created as an imago Dei, an image of God, where relations are an essential part of God’s nature and, consequently, of human nature as well.

• Language: English
• Keywords: artificial intelligence, anthropology, human nature, image of God, spirituality
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: TEOF - Theological Faculty
• Publication status: In print
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Publication date: 01.01.2024
• Year: 2024
• Number of pages: Str. 835-846
• Numbering: Letn. 84, [št.] 4
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-166273
• UDC: 128.5:27-1:004.89
• ISSN on article: 0006-5722
• DOI: 10.34291/BV2024/04/Platovnjak
• COBISS.SI-ID: 220633603
• Publication date in RUL: 30.12.2024

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Bogoslovni vestnik : glasilo Teološke fakultete v Ljubljani
• Shortened title: Bogosl. vestn.
• Publisher: Teološka fakulteta
• ISSN: 0006-5722
• COBISS.SI-ID: 8745472

Licences

• License: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Description: This is the standard Creative Commons license that gives others maximum freedom to do what they want with the work as long as they credit the author.

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Umetna inteligenca in Imago Dei : nova dilema za filozofsko in teološko antropologijo

Abstract

Razvoj umetne inteligence (UI) je s svojo široko uporabnostjo že vplival na skoraj vse vidike življenja, vključno z našim dojemanjem samega sebe. Hkrati UI kliče po modrosti, upanju in veri, ki presegajo sofisticirano znanje, ki ga ustvarja UI. Glavni argument v tem članku je neizogiben poziv k ponovnemu odkrivanju bistva človeške narave, ki ga tehnologija UI ne more ustrezno zajeti. S krščanske perspektive nas UI izziva, da ponovno odkrijemo idejo, da je človek ustvarjen kot imago Dei, Božja podoba, kjer so odnosi bistveni del Božje narave in posledično tudi človeške.

• Keywords: umetna inteligenca, antropologija, človeška narava, Božja podoba, duhovnost

Projects

• Funder: ARIS - Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency
• Project number: P6-0269
• Name: Religija, etika, edukacija in izzivi sodobne družbe