FID-067
Religious Institutional Futures in an AI-Mediated Society
What plausible institutional futures emerge as churches and other faith communities use AI for learning, administration, care, governance, vocational support, and public communication? Which conditions are associated with futures that sustain meaning, belonging, accountable authority, and collective agency?
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Debates about religious AI often focus on a single tool or immediate risk. The larger consequences may arise from interacting changes in authority, staffing, participation, information flows, economic pressure, and expectations of care. Communities need disciplined ways to imagine several futures without treating technology adoption or decline as inevitable.
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