AI Conference Programme
7 September – 19:00 UK Time (Day 1)
Riding the Wave or Facing the Tsunami?
Understanding the AI revolution and what it means for Christian online ministry
10 minute introduction: To Be Confirmed
- What is actually happening with AI?
- How quickly is it changing online behaviour?
- What will AI-mediated search, discovery and conversation mean for Christian content?
- Are we adapting, or simply reacting?
8 September – 19:00 UK Time (Day 2)
The Dark Side: What Could Go Wrong?
Where AI could undermine Christian online ministry: Weaknesses, threats, ethics and risks
What should we fear, resist and guard against?
10 minute introduction: To Be Confirmed
- Hallucination and misinformation
- Loss of human connection
- Manipulation and persuasion
- Bias and ideological filtering
- Copyright and ownership
- Deepfakes and synthetic Christianity
- The danger of outsourcing discernment to machines
- What happens when AI becomes the gatekeeper?
9 September – 19:00 UK Time (Day 3)
The Opportunity: What Could Go Right?
What becomes possible if we use AI well? Strengths, opportunities and new possibilities
What can AI enable us to do that we couldn’t do before?
10 minute introduction: Stuart Brown and Richard Fairhead
- Reaching more people
- Translation and localisation
- Personalised engagement
- Accessibility
- Content creation
- Discipleship and Bible engagement
- Small ministries gaining capabilities previously available only to large organisations
- New forms of Christian community and mission
11 September – 19:00 UK Time (Day 4)
The Choice: What Will We Do?
AI, the Church and the Next Generation of Online Ministry
How should Christian online providers respond?
Panel Discussion
Members: To Be Confirmed