Roland reflects on the implications of generative artificial intelligence on homo-digitalis

dc.contributor.authorDe Bruin, Dieter
dc.contributor.emaildieter.debruin@up.ac.za
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-01T08:08:21Z
dc.date.available2026-04-01T08:08:21Z
dc.date.issued2025-07-16
dc.descriptionDATA AVAILABILITY : Data sharing is not applicable to this article as no new data were created or analysed in this study.
dc.description.abstractThe rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) has sparked theological debates about its potential to achieve consciousness and personhood. This article critically evaluates these claims, arguing that consciousness cannot emerge from computational systems as an intrinsic quality of living beings. Through philosophical analysis and theological reflection, it examines the fallacies in attributing agency or personhood to AI. CONTRIBUTION : These reflections are offered in a playful reflective tone, drawing on the form and content from two creative works by David Bentley Hart, where persons other than human beings are given voice to critique an algorithmic and mechanistic development of consciousness.
dc.description.departmentPractical Theology
dc.description.librarianam2026
dc.description.sdgSDG-03: Good health and well-being
dc.description.urihttp://www.hts.org.za
dc.identifier.citationDe Bruin, D., 2025, ‘Roland reflects on the implications of generative artificial intelligence on homodigitalis’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 81(1), a10692: 1-7. https://doi. org/10.4102/hts.v81i1.10692.
dc.identifier.issn0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.4102/hts.v81i1.10692
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/109385
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAOSIS
dc.rights© 2025. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.
dc.subjectGenerative AI
dc.subjectConsciousness
dc.subjectAnimal theology
dc.subjectEco theology
dc.subjectDavid Bentley Hart
dc.subjectArtificial intelligence (AI)
dc.titleRoland reflects on the implications of generative artificial intelligence on homo-digitalis
dc.typeArticle

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