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Creating Artificial Intelligence

Clip: 4/16/2015 | 8m 56s

Computers may one day be capable of moral decision-making, and that worries some.

Can artificial intelligence think and feel like a human being? Does it have a soul? Can it make moral decisions? Based on what? We speak with scientists and theologians at MIT, Yale, Georgetown, and Catholic University about the benefits and risks of AI and the fear of losing human control of technology.

04/16/2015 | Rating NR

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Church Mass Mobs

Clip: 4/16/2015 | 8m 39s | Flash mobs may be filling pews, but are they a solution for churches with low attendance? (8m 39s)

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