Programme


(A) Sociological, Anthropological and Religious Studies Approaches to AI and Religion


Wednesday, 16 September 2020, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CEST

4:00 - 4:15 PM Welcome

Marco Ventura (FBK); Paolo Traverso (FBK)

4:15 - 4:35 PM Introduction to the Webinar Series

Boris Rähme (FBK)

4:35 - 5:00 PM Interacting with and within the Artificial

Yaqub Chaudhary (Independent Researcher)

5:00 - 5:25 PM Moderated Discussion

5:25 - 5:30 PM Conclusion

Chair: Boris Rähme (FBK)

Wednesday, 30 September 2020, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CEST

4:00 - 4:05 PM Introduction

4:05 - 4:30 PM "Blessed by the Algorithm": Religious Conceptions of AI and Their Impact on Society

Beth Singler (University of Cambridge)

4:30 - 4:55 PM Moderated Discussion

4:55 - 5:00 PM Conclusion

Chair: Margherita Galassini (FBK)

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Wednesday, 14 October 2020, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CEST

4:00 - 4:05 PM Introduction

4:05 - 4:30 PM 'Things Greater than Thou': AI and a Technical Re-enchantment of the World

Stef Aupers (KU Leuven)

4:30 - 4:55 PM Moderated Discussion

4:55 - 5:00 PM Conclusion

Chair: Dominik Balazka (FBK)

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Wednesday, 4 November 2020, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CET

4:00 - 4:05 PM Introduction

4:05 - 4:30 PM Magic of AI, AI for Magic? Magical Thinking Practices and Digital Age: Remarks for an Opening Field of Study

Lionel Obadia (University of Lyon 2 and French National Research Agency)

4:30 - 4:55 PM Moderated Discussion

4:55 - 5:00 PM Conclusion

Chair: Boris Rähme (FBK)

https://www.eventbrite.it/e/biglietti-artificial-intelligence-and-religion-air202021-second-episode-108078287066

Wednesday, 11 November 2020, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CET

4:00 - 4:05 PM Introduction

4:05 - 4:30 PM Algorithms as Formations Analogous to Religion: Discourses and Materialities

Inken Prohl (University of Heidelberg)

4:30 - 4:55 PM Moderated Discussion

4:55 - 5:00 PM Conclusion

Chair: Margherita Galassini (FBK)

https://www.eventbrite.it/e/biglietti-artificial-intelligence-and-religion-air202021-second-episode-108078287066

Wednesday, 25 November 2020, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CET

4:00 - 4:05 PM Introduction

4:05 - 4:30 PM The Android and the Fax: AI and Buddhism in Contemporary Japan

Erica Baffelli (University of Manchester)

4:30 - 4:55 PM Moderated Discussion

4:55 - 5:00 PM Conclusion

Chair: Boris Rähme (FBK)


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(B) Utopian and Dystopian Techno-Futures: AI, Transhumanism, and Religion


Wednesday, 9 December 2020, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CET

4:00 - 4:05 PM Introduction

4:05 - 4:30 PM God, the Singularity and the Transcendent Superintelligence: Philosophical Contexts of the Transhumanist Utopia

Oliver Krüger (University of Fribourg)

4:30 - 4:55 PM Moderated Discussion

4:55 - 5:00 PM Conclusion

Chair: Margherita Galassini (FBK)


https://www.eventbrite.it/e/biglietti-artificial-intelligence-and-religion-air202021-second-episode-108078287066


Wednesday, 13 January 2021, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CET

4:00 - 4:05 PM Introduction

4:05 - 4:30 PM Technological Give-and-Take: Religions of AI in Indian Science and Engineering

Robert Geraci (Manhattan College)

4:30 - 4:55 PM Moderated Discussion

4:55 - 5:00 PM Conclusion

Chair: Boris Rähme (FBK)

https://www.eventbrite.it/e/biglietti-artificial-intelligence-and-religion-air202021-second-episode-108078287066

Wednesday, 27 January 2021, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CET

4:00 - 4:05 PM Introduction

4:05 - 4:30 PM Human Dignity after the Human

Zachary Calo (Hamad Bin Khalifa University)

4:30 - 4:55 PM Moderated Discussion

4:55 - 5:00 PM Conclusion

Chair: Matteo Corsalini (FBK)

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(C) Values and AI: Machines, Ethics, and Religion


Wednesday, 10 February 2021, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CET

4:00 - 4:05 PM Introduction

4:05 - 4:30 PM Morality and AI

Nachum Dershowitz (Tel Aviv University)

4:30 - 4:55 PM Moderated Discussion

4:55 - 5:00 PM Conclusion

Chair: Oliviero Stock (FBK), Boris Rähme (FBK)

https://www.eventbrite.it/e/biglietti-artificial-intelligence-and-religion-air202021-second-episode-108078287066


Wednesday, 24 February 2021, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CET

4:00 - 4:05 PM Introduction

4:05 - 4:30 PM Was Blumer Right? Religious Values and Quantified Self in the Petabyte Age

Dominik Balazka (State University of Milan ), joint work with Dario Rodighiero (MIT and Harvard University)

4:30 - 4:55 PM Moderated Discussion

4:55 - 5:00 PM Conclusion

Chair: Boris Rähme (FBK)


https://www.eventbrite.it/e/biglietti-artificial-intelligence-and-religion-air202021-second-episode-108078287066


Wednesday, 10 March 2021, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CET

4:00 - 4:05 PM Introduction

4:05 - 4:30 PM Artificial Intelligence and Religion

Yorick Wilks (University of Sheffield)

4:30 - 4:55 PM Moderated Discussion

4:55 - 5:00 PM Conclusion

Chair: Boris Rähme (FBK)

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Wednesday, 24 March 2021, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CET

4:00 - 4:05 PM Introduction

4:05 - 4:30 PM Using multi-agent AI to predict and prevent religious conflict

LeRon Shults (University of Agder)

4:30 - 4:55 PM Moderated Discussion

4:55 - 5:00 PM Conclusion

Chair: Boris Rähme (FBK)


https://www.eventbrite.it/e/biglietti-artificial-intelligence-and-religion-air202021-second-episode-108078287066

Wednesday, 21 April 2021, 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM CEST

4:00 - 4:05 PM Introduction

4:05 - 4:30 PM Short statements on directions for future research in AI and religion

Margherita Galassini (Independent Researcher), Robert Geraci (Manhattan College), Oliver Krüger (University of Fribourg), Massimo Leone (University of Turin), Inken Prohl (University of Heidelberg)

4:30 - 5:10 PM Panel discussion

Chair: Boris Rähme (FBK)

5:10 - 5:15 PM Conclusion of the Webinar Series: Marco Ventura (FBK), Boris Rähme (FBK)


https://www.eventbrite.it/e/biglietti-artificial-intelligence-and-religion-air202021-second-episode-108078287066