Dave Hackett

That newly retired NetworkCollaborationAdvisor.NetworkScientist. ChangeManagementDesigner.DigitalPractitioner.Rev.Guy.

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AI & Church Summit 2026 📍Nashville + Online
Aug 24–27 | "Exploring Human Agency in the Age of AI"
Join leaders from PCUSA, TEC, UMC, and ELCA shaping faith, ethics & technology.
👉 Register for online: https://t.co/Nr5irMwL3t

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[https://t.co/qlbzHE6OlM] Top ten uses of AI in 2026 compared to 2025. Note large drop in “finding purpose”, large rise in “Work buddy”, “Fun and nonsense”, and “Relationship advice”.

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Register ($20) to attend the online sessions August 24-27, 2026) of “The AI Church Summit 2026”, with its theme on faithful human agency in an AI-shaped world. Hosted by leaders from Episcopal TEC, Lutheran ELCA, Presbyterian PC(USA), and Methodist UMC.
https://t.co/iNipYQqntQ

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[Patheos] Magnifica Humanitas summed up in 3 points:
https://t.co/iv4tRjPmaz

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An English Audiobook of the Pope's AI Encyclical "Magnifica Humanitas" has been produced and is freely available at https://t.co/IeiMxi41qp

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Vatican expert helpfully summarizes Pope Leo's AI Encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, as having three themes: Human Wisdom Cannot Be Replaced; AI is a Potential New Form of Colonialism; and Building a Civilization of Love.
https://t.co/rqpbQxGLqf

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SIL releases statement on ethics regarding Artificial Intelligence.

https://t.co/oO4PSnCKzf

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[TIME, May 25, 2026] TIME Magazine’s review of the Encyclical. “Pope Leo Uses First Major Papal Text to Warn About Dangers of AI: The 42,300-word encyclical urges greater regulation of artificial intelligence.” Read more at
https://t.co/3WYYTsMp4K

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[TIME, May 26, 2026] AI Tools Are Transforming Muslim Worship
From Quran memorization apps to AI imams, Muslims worldwide are navigating the benefits and spiritual risks of artificial intelligence in faith
https://t.co/bg89QxelAD

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The latest AIandFaith Podcast: Benjamin Olsen, founder of the Faith Family Technology Network, describes how the evolution of artificial intelligence is reshaping the lives of children and families, and FFTN’s response.

https://t.co/ZRrQhWZRvy

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Get ready for a Rockin’ AI Encyclical on May 25!

https://t.co/jb6NAcC44Y

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DC analyst: Six reasons why AI regulations are likely, and why AI policy debates will take a central role in the work of the 120th Congress and 2028 Presidential election.

https://t.co/a6rhLH0igv

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Check out https://t.co/0Isn4aUODe, a full Bible translation built by Ryan Borker, formerly of Meta, who notes as far as he knows, Biblexica is the first released AI-biblical translation from the Greek and Hebrew source verse by verse.

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Listen to Glen Weyl talk on the intersection of AI, plurality, and faith. Discussing the importance of bringing communities, diverse religions, and tech together, building an environment where AI development takes religious perspectives into consideration
https://t.co/i4nSbpbopY

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Read the April 2026 issue of the AIF Newsletter, themed AI and Work. Read features on Greg Cootsona's visit at Anthropic headquarters and Marcus Schwarting's report on Mythos and systemic risks posed by LLMs. Read diverse articles, podcast episodes & more
https://t.co/iBCIhtFeRi

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Curious about the impact of Anthropic’s April 7 announced LLM called Mythos?  On April 28, AI and Faith senior editor Marcus Schwarting, PhD, discussed these recent developments alongside broader trends in AI alignment. Watch the Youtube recording at 
https://t.co/8jkUwDtYJZ

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Download the excellent 200-page Vatican AI Research paper, "Reclaiming Human Agency
in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, edited by Paul Scherz and Brian Patrick Green, at
https://t.co/uYTZlb3qgv

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Catholic Charities USA has published an AI Ethics Guide to aid its own AI use. The 20-page Guide, called, “An Exciting and Fearsome Tool” (quoting Pope Francis), is free and found at https://t.co/wnV9bFBhhv

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Micah Voraritskul: “What AI produces is fluency without formation. Output without a namer. This is the true crisis: not just technological disruption, but the erosion of human accountability in our creative and productive processes.”

https://t.co/pSwQtgp53Y

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A survey finds denominational differences in pastors’ use of AI technology, as well as widespread skepticism about its reliability.

https://t.co/AAjWZAXdpJ