The Loma Linda University Center for Christian Bioethics invites you to AI and the Care of Souls: Ethical Reflections for Healthcare, a four-part series exploring how artificial intelligence intersects with theology, ethics, and the practice of care. Across four sessions, speakers Noreen Herzfeld, PhD and Cory Andrew Labrecque, PhD will examine what AI is—and is not—while engaging questions of personhood, human dignity, relationality, and the ministry of presence in healthcare settings. Select sessions will include invited respondents and facilitated breakout groups to encourage dialogue and reflection.
Noreen Herzfeld, PhD is a theologian and leading scholar on artificial intelligence. She is the author of The Artifice of Intelligence, which explores how AI challenges theological understandings of relationality, embodiment, and what it means to be created in the image of God.
Cory Andrew Labrecque, PhD is Associate Professor of Theological Ethics and Bioethics at the University of Laval in Quebec City. His research focuses on personhood, human dignity, and the ethical impact of emerging technologies in medicine and healthcare.
All webinars are 12 – 1pm, Pacific Time.
Zoom Meeting ID: 930 9045 2927
Passcode: 123123
Session 1 Wednesday, January 21 Is AI Intelligent? What AI Is, and Is Not
Session 2 Thursday, January 29 Where AI and Theology Intersect: Six Questions
Session 3 Wednesday, February 4 AI, Personhood, and Human Dignity
Session 4 Thursday, February 12 AI, Relationality, and the Ministry of Presence
Note: Sessions will be held weekly, alternating between Wednesdays and Thursdays.