Homo Disruptus does not just rebel against the ills of the digital and AI world but also is set to rebel against everything that is built on our humanist anthropocentric thinking. Perhaps, it challenges us to rethink our theological assumptions. Being Christian, I embark to examine some of tenets of faith that may require scrutiny or reinterpretation with deep...
Thinking AI Through a Post-humanist Critique
AI is certainly human-centric. It is produced by humans to serve ends. It has entered everywhere- Medicine, policing, warfare, entertainment and even dating. Many are satisfied with this self-seeking human-centric approach of AI . Such an AI is actually nothing more than HAI ( Human-centric Artificial Intelligence) and is based on humanistic principle and values that were born as...
Locks and Keys that Close and Open our Lives..
We all need encryptions to keep safe every shade of information about us. Today we need in safety three different scenarios. They are the privacy of communication, the privacy of storage, and forward secrecy. Privacy of communication is concerned with the safety of the communication/ information while it is in the process of moving from the sender to the...
AI and Education
AI is a disruptive technology. It will affect several areas of our life. It is going to shape the future of education too. It is all set to disrupt education. It is fast becoming a popular tool among teachers and children. AI as a technology lends itself to any age group making it an exciting evolving technology. AI has...
AI in the Ministry of the Consecrated Persons
AI is steadily entering ministry in the Christian fold and other faith traditions. AI chatbots have become tools of evangelization. They give personalized answer to the queries of people who are interested in Christian faith. The role of religious as primarily evangelizers seem to be steadily taken over by AI. It is not really so. Religious will still have...
Religious Life in the Age of AI
AI is in the air that we breathe ! When we are guided by the GPS or click on the item recommended for us on the facebook or instagram , we do not really think that we are dealing with AI . Technological advancement of these nature is fast naturalized and normalized by us. Yet there are aspects of...
Experience Economy and Spirituality
Experience Economy of today is demanding a post-secular and post-theistic spiritual experiences. Everyone wants to be peaceful in a stressful work space. It has been also noticed that spiritual beliefs are deeply influencing consumer choices. Every person is spiritual. Organized religion and rubricized rituals may not survive in the new scenario of experience economy. But spirituality will do. With...
Experience Economy in a World of AI
The term experience economy was coined by Harvard Journal back in 1998. It was indicating that people were spending on experiences rather than commodities. Today with the growing AI revolution, experience industry appears to be the only industry that will survive the AI moment of humanity. Events create experience. Hence, human quest for experience will continue in a post-labour...
Post-labour Society
We will soon have driverless cars, buses, trucks, planes, ships, trains etc. Big stores will have no attendants. It will almost give us an experience of shoplifting. Stores will use automated checkouts (payments) and inventory management. Our biometrics will provide us entry and exit to several spaces. All this will be possible because of advancing AI, automation and robotics....
Post-labor Economy
The way AI is developing, we are told that we are moving closer to a post-labour economy. AI will certainly take away many of our jobs. AI in league with Quantum Computing, Robots and other automation is all set to change our lives. Automation was earlier relegated to industrial world, but with the growing capabilities of AI, we are...
