What Would Jesus Tech

By: Andrew Noble & Joel Jacob
  • Summary

  • Three friends embark on a journey to reconcile their love of tech with their love of Jesus.

    Join Joel Jacob (Product at Splunk), Austin Gravely (Socials at TGC), and Andrew Noble (Pastoral Ministry at Grandview Church) as they interview leading theologians and technology experts to grow in their ability to imitate Jesus in a digital age. Whether you're working in tech, addicted to tech, or just trying to use tech as Jesus would, we hope you'll learn along with us.

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Episodes
  • Machines of Loving Grace?
    Nov 7 2024

    Are we underestimating just how radical the upside of AI could be?


    Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, recently wrote a five-point essay to outlines how great the benefits of AI might be based upon recent history, current AI technologies, and the potential future of work.


    Joel Jacob, Andrew Noble, and Austin Gravely discuss the valuable insights that Amodei offers, as well as the shortcomings.

    Link to his essay: https://darioamodei.com/machines-of-loving-grace

    

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    52 mins
  • Internet Culture Is Culture
    Oct 30 2024

    We can better understand “internet culture(s)” by examining three categories: fraternity, fandom, and fantasy. We explore Austin Gravely's article in this latest episode.

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    As Austin wrote, "Internet culture is, for most people, the most attractive thing to do at any time of the day or night. Even if you personally participate little in internet culture, your neighbors are likely being reshaped on internet culture’s terms without even realizing it. Sooner or later, you will encounter the formative effects of internet culture in your life. Are you prepared to share the Gospel, defend the Christian faith, and make mature disciples of Christ against a backdrop of the fraternity, fandom, and fantasy that internet culture provides?"


    Austin's article at Endeavor: When Internet Culture Becomes the Culture


    0:00 - Culture Merges With The Internet

    15:50 - Fraternity, Fandom, and Fantasy

    28:35 - Digital and Physical Worlds Keep Merging

    33:00 - Should Christians Be On The Internet MORE?


    Cohosted by Andrew Noble, Joel Jacob, and Austin Gravley. Original Music by Abigail Neale. To learn more about What Would Jesus Tech and to support the show visit whatwouldjesustech.com

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    48 mins
  • A Thomistic Case For AI Souls?
    Oct 23 2024

    What if we understood the human person, body and soul, in the way of Thomas Aquinas (13th-century AD Christian Theologian) or Aristotle (5th-century BC Greek Philosopher)? Why not both?

    Timothy Jacobs is a Thomistic scholar who teaches at The Davenant Institute, an organization that retrieves the riches of classical Protestantism to renew and build up the contemporary Church.


    In this episode, we discuss how the body and soul relate. In Thomistic thought (which follows Aristotle), there are five primary "Powers" (which can sometimes each be called "Souls" - which can be confusing). Each of these powers has an important role. Some actions within each power (such as memory within the sensitive power) can be replicated by a machine. Other actions cannot be properly said to be done by a machine, no matter how advanced the AI.

    0:00 - Intro & Tim Jacobs

    6:15 - Thomistic Psychology Overview

    21:00 - Mind and Soul Dualism, "Souls" as Thomistic Powers

    35:00 - What about organic substrates? Advanced AI? Pikachu?

    47:00 - Knowing God (humans) vs Knowing About God (machines)


    Tim Jacob's handout on Thomistic Psychology:

    Tim's website: https://www.tljacobs.com/

    Tim's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCcF_QqLWOatOO5vHHlzK_Hw



    Cohosted by Andrew Noble and Joel Jacob. Original Music by Abigail Neale. To learn more about What Would Jesus Tech and to support the show visit whatwouldjesustech.com

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    1 hr and 2 mins

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