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CHRISTIANS must think seriously about the implications of developments in artificial intelligence (AI). That is the message from the Bishop of Oxford, the Rt Revd Dr Steven Croft, as he joins the Government's Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence.
AI is a relatively new field where machines develop some of the qualities of the human mind. A 'robothespian' named Artie is one of several artificial intelligence projects at Oxford Brookes University Department of Computing and Communication Technologies .
Artie can interact with humans, sing and act out scenes from films.
Bishop Steven met Artie and other robots and saw projects under development during a recent visit to Brookes.
These include projects to help medical and military professionals do their jobs more safely and efficiently.
The Bishop has also been invited to the Oxford Robotics Institute, part of Oxford University, which is also developing pioneering technologies and robotic systems, including driverless cars and robots that can guide people, robots for transportation and delivery services and even long-range planetary exploration. Below is a video and selection of photographs from Bishop Steven's visit to Brookes.
A full story on the Bishop and AI is in the September edition of the Door, in churches from the beginning of next week.