Noreen Herzfeld

In this episode of the podcast, Seth interviews Dr. Noreen Herzfeld. Noreen is the Nicholas and Bernice Reuter Professor of Science and Religion at St. John’s University and the College of St. Benedict. She holds degrees in both Computer Science and Mathematics and has a Ph.D. in Theology from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley. Seth talks to Noreen about the history of artificial intelligence and about cultural attitudes towards technology, especially those in transhumanism. She stresses that emotions are a key difference between us and machines and that emotions may be essential to what makes us human. The key questions for this episode are: what does it mean for a machine system to be considered intelligent? Is education really a matter of a simple information transfer?Potentially Helpful sources:https://www.loc.gov/loc/brain/emotion/Kagan.htmlhttps://www.simplypsychology.org/behaviorism.htmlhttps://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/emotion-ai-explainedhttps://news.stanford.edu/2021/02/23/four-causes-zoom-fatigue-solutions/https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/feeling-our-emotions/Contact us:digethix.orgfacebook.com/digethixtwitter.com/digethixinstagram.com/digethixfutureEMAIL: digethix@mindandculture.orgMusic: "Dreams" from Bensound.com

In her lecture “A New Neighbor or a Divisive Force?,” Noreen Herzfeld, Reuter Professor of Science and Religion at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University, speaks about the image of God and asks whether we can consider AI a new kind of neighbor. The Fuller Missiology Lectures is an annual conference held by the School of Intercultural Studies. The 2019 lectures “Techno-Sapiens in a Networked Era: Becoming Digital Neighbors” explored how digital technology shapes human interaction, virtue formation, and engagement with the cultural and religious other. For more resources for a deeply formed spiritual life, visit Fuller.edu/Studio

Outsourcing Memory: Is the computer interchangeable with our memory? What does our reliance on technology affect how we relate to one another and how we understand ourselves?

Outsourcing Memory: Is the computer interchangeable with our memory? What does our reliance on technology affect how we relate to one another and how we understand ourselves?