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Christian Pastoral Care and Companionable AI
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Christian Pastoral Care and Companionable AI
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Can AI-driven systems be deployed within religious communities for pastoral care on all levels? If so, what is the role of human ministers in pastoral care in the age of AI? Hear from Dr Ximian Xu on Companionable AI in Christian Pastoral Care in this blog post.

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EFI Visiting Fellows for 2024-2025
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EFI Visiting Fellows for 2024-2025
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Dr Anissa Tanweer and Dr Audrey Borowski will join the CTMF Research Community during the 2024-2025 year, as part of the Edinburgh Futures Institutes Visiting Fellowship Programme!

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Christian Pastoral Care and Companionable AI
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Christian Pastoral Care and Companionable AI
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Can AI-driven systems be deployed within religious communities for pastoral care on all levels? If so, what is the role of human ministers in pastoral care in the age of AI? Hear from Dr Ximian Xu on Companionable AI in Christian Pastoral Care in this blog post.

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Bridging the Gap: Reflections from teaching translational data and AI ethics
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Bridging the Gap: Reflections from teaching translational data and AI ethics
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Hear James Garforth, Benedetta Catanzariti and Meenakshi Mani reflect on their experience collaborating across social science and computer science to design and teach the new EFI 'Translational Data and AI Ethics' intensive course.

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Report on the Staff-Student Workshop on Generative AI and the University of Edinburgh
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Report on the Staff-Student Workshop on Generative AI and the University of Edinburgh
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On 22 February 2024, EFI hosted a staff-student workshop on the implications of generative AI systems like ChatGPT for the university, organised by EFI and the University’s AI & Data Ethics Advisory Board. Read the report here!

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The AI Mirror: How to Reclaim our Humanity in an Age of Machine Thinking by Professor Shannon Vallor
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The AI Mirror: How to Reclaim our Humanity in an Age of Machine Thinking by Professor Shannon Vallor
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On the 3rd June 2024, Professor Vallor’s new book ‘The AI Mirror: How to Reclaim our Humanity in an Age of Machine Thinking’ was released with Oxford University Press!

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New Perspectives on AI Futures
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New Perspectives on AI Futures
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‘New Perspectives on AI Futures’ was a workshop series held in spring 2023, funded by the Alan Turing Institute and led by Dr Atoosa Kasirzadeh, Chancellor’s Fellow and Research Lead at the CTMF. Read the report here!

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