Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and the Image of God: Can Machines Attain Consciousness and Receive Salvation?

Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and the Image of God: Can Machines Attain Consciousness and Receive Salvation?
ISBN-10
1666789348
ISBN-13
9781666789348
Category
Religion
Pages
203
Language
English
Published
2023-09-19
Publisher
Wipf and Stock Publishers
Author
Peter J. Bellini

Description

Can artificial intelligence (AI) attain human-level consciousness? And if so, should the church minister salvation to AI? Through engaging philosophy of mind, AI research, the cognitive sciences, neuroscience, and theological anthropology, Dr. Bellini attempts to answer these questions. The hypothesis is if the hard problem of consciousness can be solved, and if human consciousness is replicable in AI, then attaining artificial general conscious intelligence (AGCI) is possible, and perhaps needs to be evangelized or discipled, as some claim. On the contrary, if the hard problem of consciousness cannot be solved and human consciousness is not replicable in AI, then AGCI is not possible, and it does not need to be evangelized. And in either case, how can the church begin a theological conversation with AI with its potential to match and exceed human intelligence and performance? A theological position on consciousness and the image of God is proposed, demonstrating the uniqueness of human consciousness in contrast with AI and artificial consciousness. A thorough exposition of the image of God is offered to serve as a cornerstone for any future conversation on a theological perspective of machines (AI).

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