Artificial Religion

ENDORSEMENTS

“The religion of artificial intelligence is among the major drivers of 21st-century culture. Artificial Religion gracefully invites readers into a shared project of understanding AI and prepares us for religious, philosophical, and political action. From Greek myths to Silicon Valley superintelligence, Coeckelbergh offers an incisive inquiry into contemporary technology, one that opens our eyes to the technological options before us.”
—Robert M. Geraci, author of Apocalyptic AI


“A wise and insightful exploration of both ancient religion and modern technology, Artificial Religion is an important work for anyone who wants to understand this moment in which AI seems to inspire such fervently religious zeal.”
—Greg Epstein, author of Tech Agnostic (MIT Press)


“An absolute must-read for anyone seeking to more fully understand both AI and its perils and promise for our shared human futures. Coeckelbergh creatively and most fruitfully crosses the otherwise all-too-common divides between critical scholarship and religion to develop a unique framework that unveils with startling clarity how religious traditions, beliefs, and stories fundamentally shape the narratives, fears, and hopes defining contemporary discourse and debate concerning AI.”
—Charles Ess, University of Oslo