Sponsored by the The Mockler Center for Faith and Ethics

We increasingly live in a world shaped by AI. Data analytics track our online behaviors, habits, and activity while also anticipating choices through fine-tuned predictability features. AI reflects human behavior in what’s been called the AI Mirror. But how does AI not only mirror human behavior, but also shape human behavior? How does existing AI and new forms of generative AI challenge what it means to be human? How does Christian theology’s commitment that humans are made in the image of God reframe meaning in the face of machine-driven information and communication?

At the intersection of theology, ethics, economics, and the arts, three scholars share perspectives around this AI moment and the significance of leaning into the Christian theological tradition for preserving human distinctiveness. Offering concerns and cautions as well as hope and vision, their dialogue, moderated by Mockler Center Senior Fellow Dr. Natt Gantt, will aim to enrich our understanding across disciplines while together seeking wisdom as it pertains to the impacts of AI on human flourishing and the common good.

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Presenters

Dr. Autumn Ridenour is the Mockler Associate Professor of Christian Ethics at Gordon-Conwell. She teaches theological ethics specializing in aging, death, virtue ethics, and the spiritual impact of technology. Author of Sabbath Rest as Vocation, she writes widely on Christology, ethics, and moral development. She worships at First Baptist Church of Sudbury, MA where her husband is senior pastor.

Dr. Mia Chung teaches chamber music performance at Harvard University and previously served as professor of musical studies and performance at the Curtis Institute of Music. An award-winning concert pianist and recipient of the Avery Fisher Career Grant, she has performed internationally and recorded works by Bach, Beethoven, and Schumann. Author of Chinese Émigré Composers and Divergent Modernisms, she also leads the Octet Collaborative at MIT and serves as senior scholar for the Veritas Forum

Dr. Jonathan D. Teubner is a research associate at Harvard’s Human Flourishing Program, where he leads the AI and Flourishing Initiative. A scholar of philosophy, theology, and cultural sociology, he is the author of Charity after Augustine and Prayer after Augustine. His work explores theology, artificial intelligence, and social conflict, and he is a contributing editor at The Hedgehog Review.

Moderator

Dr. Natt Gantt is Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at High Point University School of Law. He previously served on the faculty of Harvard Law School and Regent University School of Law, where he also helped lead initiatives in Christian legal studies and ethical formation. He holds degrees from Duke University, Harvard Law School, and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.