African theological perspectives on intersubjective identity: In conversation with developments in Strong Artificial Intelligence
Developments in Strong Artificial Intelligence (AI) raise important questions about human identity. Of particular interest is how AI challenges the idea that human identity can be collapsed, without remainder, into the individual. In African theological anthropology there is an emphasis upon intersu...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Stellenbosch University
2023
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Stellenbosch theological journal
Year: 2023, Volume: 9, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-23 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KBN Sub-Saharan Africa NBD Doctrine of Creation NBE Anthropology ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies |
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intersubjective identity
B Intersubjective identity B Artificial Intelligence B African theological anthropology B Ai B Theological Anthropology B Strong Artificial Intelligence B African Theology |
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| Summary: | Developments in Strong Artificial Intelligence (AI) raise important questions about human identity. Of particular interest is how AI challenges the idea that human identity can be collapsed, without remainder, into the individual. In African theological anthropology there is an emphasis upon intersubjective relationality as a key aspect in the formation and understanding of human identity and uniqueness. This article explores the intersections of some of the claims of Strong AI in relation to some southern African notions of relational identity. This article argues that Strong AI invites us to reconsider some dominant individualized approaches to theological anthropology in relation to the doctrine of creation. It does so by decentring the locus of theological reflection from the individual human person and invites some reflection on what it might mean for theology if forms of AI begin to reflect on their own subjectivity, creation, and broader relationships with human and non-human creation. |
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| ISSN: | 2413-9467 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Stellenbosch theological journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.17570/stj.2023.v9n1.at4 |