8 October 2024 – Nathan Mladin

Artificial intelligence

Staying human in the age of AI

Nathan will provide an overview of the latest developments and use cases of AI, focusing specifically on AI’s role in mediating and shaping human relationships. The premise of the talk is that interpersonal relationships are poised to become the main front in the battle for a human and humane future with technology. The key question we will explore together is: how might we foster authentic relationships and resist depersonalisation in a context of seemingly personal machines?

Nathan Mladin

Nathan is a Senior Researcher at the Christian think tank Theos in London, UK. He holds a PhD in Systematic Theology from Queen’s University Belfast, with a thesis on providence and improvised theatre. His current research, speaking and writing focus on technology ethics, Artificial Intelligence, economics, and theology of culture more broadly. He is the author of several publications, including the Theos reports AI and the Afterlife (From Digital Mourning to Mind Uploading); Data and Dignity (Why Privacy Matters in the Digital Age); and Forgive Us Our Debts: lending and borrowing as if relationships matter (with Barbara Ridpath).

Nathan is married to Ligia and lives in Bow, East London.