BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:REQUEST PRODID:Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:GMT Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:16010101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:16010101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT ORGANIZER;CN=Daniele Quercia:mailto:[email protected] ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=NEEDS-ACTION;RSVP=TRUE;CN=smartdater [email protected]:mailto:[email protected] ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=NEEDS-ACTION;RSVP=TRUE;CN=members@sm artdata.polito.it:mailto:[email protected] ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=NEEDS-ACTION;RSVP=TRUE;CN=MINDS:mail to:[email protected] ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=NEEDS-ACTION;RSVP=TRUE;CN=HCI:mailto :[email protected] ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=NEEDS-ACTION;RSVP=TRUE;CN=nexa@serve r-nexa.polito.it:mailto:[email protected] DESCRIPTION;LANGUAGE=en-US:Are Machines of Loving Grace Really Possible?\nS imon Cross\, Bishop of Oxford\n\nJoin Teams<https://teams.microsoft.com/me et/33952528401344?p=dou1LPoYN9L4xT0rZE>\n\nFormat: 35 min talk + 25 min Q& A\n\nTitle: Are Machines of Loving Grace Really Possible?\n\nAbstract: Thi s talk explores why it remains so difficult to translate high-level ethica l principles for AI into concrete technical practice. Using Dario Amodei ’s Machines of Loving Grace as a starting point\, I examine the conceptu al gap between ethical ambition and the operational realities of contempor ary AI systems. By tracing connections between love\, grace\, and moral ag ency\, the talk highlights fundamental differences between human beings an d machines\, and considers how these differences shape what ethical princi ples can meaningfully require of AI. Framed within a broader sociological and philosophical context\, the discussion reflects an explicitly Christia n metaphysical perspective\, offered as a comparative lens for engaging wi th dominant secular and normative approaches to AI ethics.\n\n\nBio: Dr. Simon Cross works on artificial intelligence for the Bishop of Oxford and parliamentary unit of the Church of England’s Faith in Public Life unit. His role encompasses the policy\, regulatory\, theological\, ethical\, an d contextual aspects of ‘AI’. He briefs and advises the twenty-six An glican bishops in the House of Lords on international governance and UK sp ecific digital policy and legislation. He guest lectures and presents inte rnationally on the practical and theological aspects of AI\, and represent s the Church of England among an active consortium of UK civil society org anisations researching\, advocating\, and lobbying for good digital regula tion and the common good.\n\nHis perspective on ‘AI’ draws heavily fro m an undergraduate degree in theology\; a master’s degree in science and theology at Durham University that explored the theological strengths and weaknesses of Einstein’s aphorism “God does not play dice with the un iverse”\; and a DPhil from Oxford exploring the theological metaphysics of scientific perspectives on divine action. A former airline pilot\, he h as practical experience of the ways in which automation can equally augmen t or undermine human agency and believes ‘AI’s most pressing questions all cluster at the intersection of science\, philosophy\, theology\, and ethics.\n\n\nSubscribe to future talk announcements: Anyone outside Bell L abs can receive talk announcements by subscribing to the mailing list. To subscribe\, send an empty email with the subject line "Subscribe RAI” to [email protected]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n UID:040000008200E00074C5B7101A82E00800000000A262AE6C2D8ADC01000000000000000 01000000005882EE68DB647478B02792CB8884FCE SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-US:[Responsible AI] Are Machines of Loving Grace Really Possible? DTSTART;TZID=GMT Standard Time:20260126T153000 DTEND;TZID=GMT Standard Time:20260126T163000 CLASS:PUBLIC PRIORITY:5 DTSTAMP:20260120T165727Z TRANSP:OPAQUE STATUS:CONFIRMED SEQUENCE:0 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-APPT-SEQUENCE:0 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-OWNERAPPTID:2124523426 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-BUSYSTATUS:TENTATIVE X-MICROSOFT-CDO-INTENDEDSTATUS:BUSY X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE X-MICROSOFT-CDO-IMPORTANCE:1 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-INSTTYPE:0 X-MICROSOFT-DONOTFORWARDMEETING:FALSE X-MICROSOFT-DISALLOW-COUNTER:FALSE X-MICROSOFT-REQUESTEDATTENDANCEMODE:DEFAULT X-MICROSOFT-ISRESPONSEREQUESTED:TRUE BEGIN:VALARM DESCRIPTION:REMINDER TRIGGER;RELATED=START:-PT15M ACTION:DISPLAY END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR
