On June 11, Google engineer Blake Lemoine made headlines when he claimed that Google’s most recent natural language processing (NLP) program, LaMDA, was sentient and thus deserving of human rights. Google dismissed his claims and placed him […]
Category: Theology and Technology
DT Podcast Episode 37 – Katherine Schmidt
Today’s podcast guest is Dr. Katherine Schmidt! She spoke with Steve Okey by phone late this past summer, where they talked about their shared interests in theological engagements with media and technology, how the encounter […]
Resisting Slacktivism, Reclaiming Solidarity
By Marcus Mescher What does “solidarity” mean? People use this term to imply unity with a cause or group, but for many, it’s not altogether clear what makes solidarity something different from community. In Catholic […]
“Troll Lege” and the Virtue of Online Mercy
“Avoid the comments section.” This is fairly standard advice that I and many others who write online tend to get. Indeed, it’s pretty good advice even if you are only reading what others have written. […]
Pentecost and Programming: New Languages
By: Jonathan Lace The feast of Pentecost celebrates the presence of the Divine in human lives that empowered the use of new languages for communication. New programming languages, like Swift, offer fresh opportunities for developing […]
Blogging in an Unexpected Wilderness – Daily Theology at the CTS #DTCTS
From this Thursday through Sunday, more than 200 theologians, professors of religious studies, scholars from other fields, and interested individuals will be gathering at the University of Portland for the annual meeting of the College […]
Relating Sacramentally in Online Teaching
By Daniella Zsupan-Jerome, Ph.D. Stephen Okey’s recent reflection on “Catholic Identity and Online Education” is a timely conversation starter, and I appreciate his framework of focusing especially on five key areas of concern around Catholic […]
Communication in the Context of Family: 49th World Communications Day
While the fiftieth anniversary celebrations of Vatican II wind down this year, next year will feature the 50th anniversary of World Communications Day. This day is the only annual celebration called for by the documents […]
Theology Unplugged: Transforming Students in the Technological Age
By Krista Stevens This semester in my introductory theology class I’m asking my students to create an eight minute documentary focusing on one or more of our class’s “big questions”: Who or what is God? […]
Who is My Digital Neighbor? World Communications Day 2014
Yesterday Pope Francis released his message for the 48th World Communications Day, “Communication at the Service of an Authentic Culture of Encounter.” Since 1967, most of these messages (and every one since 1996) have been […]
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