In this week’s episode, Jessie stands in for Jonah and alongside Smera, the pair explore new AI-worshipping religions, the ever-growing concerns around children and online pornography, and the emergence of a new kind of digital currency.

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Episode sources

Religion

Gods in the machine? The rise of artificial intelligence may result in new religions (theconversation.com)

Neil McArthur, AI Worship as a New Form of Religion - PhilPapers

‘Way of the Future’: Former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski relaunches AI church - Technology News (wionews.com)

Inside Artificial Intelligence's First Church | WIRED

https://europeanacademyofreligionandsociety.com/news/the-way-of-the-future-is-now-a-thing-of-the-past/

Porn

UK porn watchers could have faces scanned - BBC News

AI Fake Nudes Are Out of Control. These Victims Are Fighting Back - Bloomberg

https://arxiv.org/abs/2110.01963

Turing Lecture: Regulating Unreality (Deepfakes, revenge-pornography & fake news) - YouTube

Growing up with pornography: advice for parents and schools | Children's Commissioner for England (childrenscommissioner.gov.uk)

Implementing the Online Safety Act: Protecting children from online pornography - Ofcom

Finance

Digital pound plans should proceed with caution, say MPs - BBC News

The digital pound | Bank of England

https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/cryptocurrencies-digital-dollars-and-future-money

https://www.omfif.org/2023/04/are-cbdcs-a-ticking-timebomb-for-commercial-banks/

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/cbdctracker/

https://youtu.be/fpb-qJv6dBs?si=uW-FpfJ24ie6gNqX

https://youtu.be/8u8qZT33DX4?si=GO2dtgLD98Yimz_9

https://youtu.be/fpb-qJv6dBs

Good news (for some)

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12716977/ai-chatgpt-predicts-world-vegan-gen-z-millennials.html