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JASON THACKER
Jason Thacker joins us again for a 3-part series as we discuss technology through the lens of our faith. Jason first joined us in the Summer of 2022- and later that November, ChatGPT would be released; bringing the age of AI to a place it hadn’t been before. With much excitement, confusion, and even fear, it seems a lot of us are unsure about where this technology will continue to head.
So, we brought our friend, Jason back to have a well-educated conversation about how Christians should feel about these new technologies.
Jason Thacker serves as an assistant professor of philosophy and ethics at Boyce College and Southern Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He also is a senior fellow in bioethics and director of the research institute at The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. He is the author of several books including Following Jesus in the Digital Age and The Age of AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity. He also serves as the editor of The Digital Public Square: Christian Ethics in a Technological Society and co-editor Baptist Social Ethics and the Essentials in Christian Ethics series with B&H Academic.
He was the project leader and lead drafter of Artificial Intelligence: An Evangelical Statement of Principles, and his work has been featured at New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Slate, Politico, The Week, USA Today, Christianity Today, World Magazine, The Gospel Coalition, and Desiring God.
He is a graduate of The University of Tennessee in Knoxville, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies. He also earned a Master of Divinity and PhD in ethics, public theology, and philosophy at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He serves as an associate fellow with the Kirby Laing Centre for Public Theology in Cambridge, an advisor for AI and Faith, and fellow in science and technology at the Land Center for Cultural Engagement at Southwestern Seminary. He is married to Dorie, and they have two sons.
Source- https://jasonthacker.com/about/
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