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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">You are invited to participate in the next session of the Logic and Religion Webinar Series which will be held on <b>October 13, 2022</b>, at <b>4pm CET</b> with the topic:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and Beliefs.</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Speakers:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/0pSlCNLJyQUNqV1j7CmfbVP?domain=iit.comillas.edu" target="_blank" title="https://www.iit.comillas.edu/people/slumbreras"><span style="color:#954F72">Sara
Lumbreras Sancho</span></a> (Comillas Pontifical University, Spain) and <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/HYAmCOMKzVTAL5ovnfvAAHq?domain=philpeople.org" target="_blank" title="https://philpeople.org/profiles/mark-graves-1"><span style="color:#954F72">Mark Graves</span></a> (Center
for Theology and Natural Science, USA).</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Chair:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/zriHCP7LAXf41vq3WI1A1nj?domain=uni-bamberg.de/" target="_blank" title="https://www.uni-bamberg.de/aise/team/prof-dr-andrea-vestrucci/"><span style="color:#954F72">Andrea
Vestrucci </span></a>(University of Bamberg, Germany, and Starr King School, USA)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Abstract: This webinar will explore the connections between Artificial Intelligence (AI), ethics, beliefs and spirituality. Sara Lumbreras will focus on the differences between human belief as
described in the Creditions model proposed by Angel & Seiz, and current AI systems, rather than the ones anticipated by transhumanist authors such as Kurzweil. These differences lead to some AI models being more ethical than others and thus for an ethical
basis to build a better AI. Mark Graves will explore his recent work on AI <u><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/SuDLCROND2urDn85ECq9zZ5?domain=jmt.scholasticahq.com" target="_blank" title="https://jmt.scholasticahq.com/article/34130-theological-foundations-for-moral-artificial-intelligence"><span style="color:#954F72">morality</span></a></u> and <u><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/3KHuCVARKgCln01g3SkCXZp?domain=ijimai.org" target="_blank" title="https://www.ijimai.org/journal/bibcite/reference/2979"><span style="color:#954F72">spirituality</span></a></u>.
He draws upon systems theory and Josiah Royce's pragmatic philosophy to describe a structure for AI models compatible with human moral psychology and spirituality.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Join us 5 minutes prior to the beginning of the session!<br>
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With best wishes,</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Francisco de Assis Mariano <br>
The University of Missouri-Columbia<br>
LARA Secretary<br>
<a href="mailto:lara@logicandreligion.com" target="_blank" title="mailto:lara@logicandreligion.com"><span style="color:#F8481C">lara@logicandreligion.com</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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