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February 18, 2011
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, __edited , Are We Spiritual Machines? , artificial intelligence (AI)
What Does Artificial Intelligence Mean for Intelligent Design?
Jay Richards
February 18, 2011
Episode 455
Guests Jay Richards
Duration 00:10:04
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On this episode of ID the Future, Anika Smith interviews CSC senior fellow Jay Richards, who explains what the artificial intelligence of computers, like IBM’s Watson, mean for intelligent design.
Dr. Richards is an author and editor of several books, including Are We Spiritual Machines?: Ray Kurzweil vs. the Critics of Strong A.I .
Senior Fellow , Assistant Research Professor, Executive EditorJay Richards, Ph.D., O.P., is an Assistant Research Professor in the School of Business and Economics at The Catholic University of America, Executive Editor of The Stream and a Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute where he works with the Center on Wealth, Poverty and Morality. In addition to writing many academic articles, books, and popular essays on a wide variety of subjects, he edited the award winning anthology God & Evolution and co-authored The Privileged Planet . His most recent book is The Human Advantage . Richards has a Ph.D., with honors, in philosophy and theology from Princeton Theological Seminary, an M.Div., a Th.M., and a B.A. with majors in Political Science and Religion. He lives with his family in the Washington DC Metro area.