How have machines evolved from simple calculators to AI, and could they turn into human beings? Is a human just the smartest animal on earth or something really special? If a machine has intelligence, does it mean it should be treated as human? Can science of the twenty-first century create better human beings through biological and synthetic life engineering? What is a human being? Where have humans come from, what are they doing here, and where are they going? Drawing on Christian ethics and theology, Todd Kantchev provides a concise, thought-provoking account of the history that led to the information age in the twenty-first century, the drivers behind it, and the dangers for humanity from hubristic, unguided modernity culture now. By disentangling the concepts and the terminology associated with different forms of AI, the reader is allowed to see the difference between human and artificial forms of intelligence. Away from noisy media, dominated by quick-made superficial compilations, the conclusions of this book are expected to be heard in places of academic debate and Christian ministry and used as a reading companion, informing knowledge, Christian ethics, and morality and providing hope and direction to leaders in authority.
