“Well, we’re nearly there! So, how are you feeling about it? It being your first case and all.” “No bad, not bad. I’ve read some of their literature. I think there’s some things that we can use there, definitely! Yeah, so… so maybe I’m actually pretty optimistic!” Her superior’s smile was thin and wane. “Great. … Continue reading @Compi do they still dance on Zintia?| Professor Beth Singler
A little bit of good news! “In the category of books for professionals and educators, the prize goes to Beth Singler for Religion and Artificial Intelligence: An Introduction (Routledge, 2024…| Professor Beth Singler
New Interview! “As the Vatican seeks to harness social media to spread its message, others are warning that artificial intelligence poses a huge challenge to all religion. Could AI even be a…| Professor Beth Singler
Announcing the 1525 AI Project! This is a website that myself, Dorothea Lüddeckens (project co-lead), Andi Gredig (promotion), Bruno Moreschi and Bernardo Fontes (machine learning), Valérie Helblin…| Professor Beth Singler
1 post published by bvlsingler during July 2025| Professor Beth Singler
This morning kicked off the two day MEEET-Lab conference, here in Zurich, organised with the support of the University, the URPP Digital Religion(s) where I am co-director, the Faculty of Theology …| Professor Beth Singler
Last month I was very happy to be able to add a few thoughts to a discussion on Tim Jenkins’ (my PhD supervisor of almost ten years ago…) six new books on the history and anthropology of the concept of the flying saucer and the alien (“Images of Elsewhere”, published by Peter Lang) for a … Continue reading A Response to Tim Jenkins’ “Images of Elsewhere”, Six New Books on Flying Saucers – Book Launch, Cambridge 14th May 2025| Professor Beth Singler
I am officially smart and sane!! Well, when it comes to observing digital religion, at least! New piece in the Church Times that references a paper I wrote with the fantastic Murray Shanahan last year: https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2025/6-june/comment/columnists/viewpoint-with-andrew-brown-ais-awaken-demigods-or-so-they-say| Professor Beth Singler
Panel Discussion on Visions of the Future with AI as Seen in Harari’s “Nexus” https://www.karldergrosse.ch/programm/veranstaltung/artificial-intelligence-and-the-future-of-society| Professor Beth Singler
https://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2025/digital-religions.html| Professor Beth Singler
Last Friday, the URPP in Digital Religion(s) where my Assistant Professorship is based here at UZH, voted overwhelmingly (at least, I was overwhelmed!!) to appoint me as Co-Director for Phase 2 (2025 – 2028). Professor Thomas Schlag was also voted in as returning Director after his work establishing the URPP and then guiding it during … Continue reading Announcement: New Position as Co-Director!| Professor Beth Singler
