ILIA DELIO
About Ilia
Ilia Delio is known as a ‘Theologian Futurist’. She is a Franciscan Sister with Doctorates in
both Religion and Science, with interests in evolution, physics and neuroscience and the
importance of these for theology. She currently holds the Josephine C. Connelly Endowed
Chair in Theology at Villanova University, and is the author of twenty books.
Ilia argues that quantum physics and neuroscience are key elements informing our understanding of
spirituality and the future of both the human race and our planet.
She sees A.I as being an extension of human intelligence, and a product of the soul.
It is therefore crucial that the future of A.I. is imbued with the spiritual values that are at the heart of our experience within the soul.
About the Event
In this event Ilia will unpack the problems and opportunities of AI with a perspective that AI
is really the next step in the human evolutionary story.
She sees that, as we use technology more and more to enhance life, we are entering a ‘trans-humanist’ phase of our development.
This means that we are moving beyond our mere biology to use A.I. to assist us in our process of living.
What are the implications
of this, and is there a way we can develop this that can enhance
our ‘deep relationality’?
How can our spiritual understanding and the framework of values that comes out of this enable us to
use this intelligence to bring greater peace and harmony to our world?
“AI is not the problem. We have to look at why we are
developing it, and to what end”.
To prepare for this day the best book of hers would be: “Re-enchanting the Earth: Why A.I. needs
Religion.
Click on the image below to see a video of Ilia in action
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