Podcast #954

#954 Robot Theology, AI, and Sex Robots: Dr. Joshua K. Smith

Preston Sprinkle

Robot Theology, AI, and Sex Robots: Dr. Joshua K. SmithTheology in the Raw

Joshua K. Smith is a theologian and pastor researching the ethics of AI and robotics. He is the co-chair of the Kirby Laing Centre’s Technology Hub. He is the author of Robot Theology: Old Questions through New Media.

Is it okay to punch a robot in the face? Questions like this launch us into a scintillating conversation about a moral theology of robots, including the growing phenomenon of sex robots.