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Dave Hackett

@davehackett

That newly retired NetworkCollaborationAdvisor.NetworkScientist. ChangeManagementDesigner.DigitalPractitioner.Rev.Guy.

By 2040, a consensus of experts expects AI to be as important to this century as electricity or the car were to the previous one—8 on a 10-point scale measuring the impact of different inventions. economist.com/science-and-te…


A livestream of proceedings of the WEA Global General Assembly in Seoul is available at: youtu.be/A8ZiFEFDHhY.

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AI and Faith will be co-sponsoring this event, Should We Have Faith in AI?, on October 22nd linkedin.com/events/7382524…


Review and summary by Analyst Stephen Smith of the new 300-page “2025 State of AI Report”: smithstephen.com/p/ais-new-bott… Download the “2025 State of AI Report”: stateof.ai


Read Faith On View’s review of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) new AI guide, titled "The Work of Our Hands: Christian Ministry in the Age of Artificial Intelligence." faithonview.com/new-erlc-guide…


The Bible Access Initiative has released the findings of its 2025 "Bible Access List". The project examines restrictions on Bible access in 88 countries. bibleaccesslist.org/en/?mapView=7s…

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Major study on "How people use ChatGPT.” National Bureau of Labor Statistics assessed 700M users, found usage mostly for non-work-related requests (and now over 52% women). Get report here: nber.org/system/files/w… Major topics found in chatGPT:

davehackett's tweet image. Major study on "How people use ChatGPT.” National Bureau of Labor Statistics assessed 700M users, found usage mostly for non-work-related requests (and now over 52% women). Get report here: nber.org/system/files/w…

Major topics found in chatGPT:

The planning team for “Faithful Futures: Guiding AI with Wisdom and Witness” is poised to receive our 80 participants from four denominations at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis (and 280+ participating virtually) for four days of AI discernment. #faithfulfutures

davehackett's tweet image. The planning team for “Faithful Futures: Guiding AI with Wisdom and Witness” is poised to receive our 80 participants from four denominations at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis (and 280+ participating virtually) for four days of AI discernment.  #faithfulfutures
davehackett's tweet image. The planning team for “Faithful Futures: Guiding AI with Wisdom and Witness” is poised to receive our 80 participants from four denominations at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis (and 280+ participating virtually) for four days of AI discernment.  #faithfulfutures
davehackett's tweet image. The planning team for “Faithful Futures: Guiding AI with Wisdom and Witness” is poised to receive our 80 participants from four denominations at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis (and 280+ participating virtually) for four days of AI discernment.  #faithfulfutures
davehackett's tweet image. The planning team for “Faithful Futures: Guiding AI with Wisdom and Witness” is poised to receive our 80 participants from four denominations at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis (and 280+ participating virtually) for four days of AI discernment.  #faithfulfutures

AI and Faith's leaders are excited to announce the selection of our first Executive Director, Greg Cootsona, currently lecturer in Comparative Religion and Humanities at California State University, Chico. Welcome, Greg! lnkd.in/dyDfiyPa


[The Atlantic] The AI Doomers Are Getting Doomier: The industry’s apocalyptic voices are becoming more panicked—and harder to dismiss. By Matteo Wong theatlantic.com/technology/arc…


[NYTimes] Especially for the older among us, I found this NY Times piece by a senior clinical psychologist hopeful in how rich he discovered his AI chat to be.  nytimes.com/2025/08/01/opi…


For all I’ve traveled, this is a new one for me: a dog-reserved seat, as seen on the seating chart for Korean Air’s Incheon to Seattle flight. Two more dog-designated seats are near the rear of the plane.

davehackett's tweet image. For all I’ve traveled, this is a new one for me: a dog-reserved seat, as seen on the seating chart for Korean Air’s Incheon to Seattle flight. Two more dog-designated seats are near the rear of the plane.

Meeting and Discipling Beyond the ‘Brick-and-Mortar Church’ | The Banner | The Christian Reformed Church innovates into the online church world. thebanner.org/news/2025/07/m…


The future of interacting with AI tools is clearly headed into the browser. See Joanna Stern's description of what that looks like:  joannastern.beehiiv.com/p/my-assistant…


From a survey of 2,000 Substack publishers: • Those 45 and over were more likely to use AI than those under 45. • Men reported higher adoption than women (55% vs. 38%). •Women have more concerns about using AI than men (67% vs. 47%). open.substack.com/pub/on/p/the-s…


David Brooks: “Here's where you can find the most meaning: 1. Falling in love. 2. Seeking transcendence. 3. Finding your calling and serving other people. 4. Experiencing beauty, nature, and art. 5. To experience and embrace your suffering.” linkedin.com/posts/arthur-c…


[Brookings] Regional US AI strength across the three AI success pillars (talent, innovation, and adoption) in Q1, 2025 by job postings.  brookings.edu/articles/mappi…

davehackett's tweet image. [Brookings] Regional US AI strength across the three AI success pillars (talent, innovation, and adoption) in Q1, 2025 by job postings. 
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Phrase of the week: “Missionaries will beat mercenaries” says Sam Altman, referring to his team that believes in its cause versus those out for top dollar. wired.com/story/sam-altm…


Thanks for the shoutout, @ActonInstitute. AIandFaith has a cadre of over 200 expert advisors and fellows who are pursuing these questions diligently and span Big Tech, Academia, and the world’s great religions. See more at aiandfaith.org

10/ There’s reason for hope. Organizations like @AIandFaith are helping bridge theology and innovation. They ask the right questions: Does this tech promote human flourishing? What does it mean to be made in God’s image?



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