Belief in the Future

Technology and religion sometimes seem like oil and water, but they've been crossing paths for centuries and aren't going to stop. Hosted by David Zvi Kalman.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks before a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law hearing on artificial intelligence, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP/Patrick Semansky)

Is Tech Too Fast to be Governed?

November 18, 2024

A discussion with Gideon Lichfield on how government and religion mirror each other when facing new technology

Belief in the Future

The Secret Synogogue Tapes

October 22, 2024

You're not allowed to record in synagogue. But what if you're saving a dying culture?

Belief in the Future

The Cantor in the Brothel

October 1, 2024

What happens when you take synagogue music out of the synagogue?

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What Silicon Valley Means by ‘God’

September 10, 2024

Why do tech CEOs and visionaries use religious language—and what, if anything, does it have to do with organized religion?

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Does AI Need History?

August 27, 2024

Can our ancient quest for artificial life reveal our ethical obligations to today’s creations?

The ChatGPT app is displayed on an iPhone in New York, May 18, 2023. (AP Photo/ Richard Drew, File)

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Should I Use the Plagiarism Machine?

August 13, 2024

Is the use of generative AI systems like ChatGPT and DALL-E a form of theft, according to Jewish law?