"We love to put things in the place of God": Katherine G. Schmidt on the Theology of AI

In this episode, Katherine G. Schmidt discusses AI’s harmful impact on higher education; the vital connection between reader and writer; as well as evil, grace, and the act of creation.Katherine G. Schmidt is an associate professor of theology and religious studies at Molloy University in New York. Her research focuses on the relationship of theology and culture, specifically digital culture and technology. She is the author of numerous chapters on the subject, as well as the book Virtual Communion: Theology of the Internet and the Catholic Sacramental Imagination, published in 2020. She is also co-editor of the book Theology and Media(tion): Rendering the Absent Present, published in 2024.LinksJoin the AI-Freecast PatreonBansuri Meditation Live @ ALPACA 8/24/19Eoson.app