AI and Christianity: Dr. Jonathan Teubner

17/11/2025 45 min

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Dr. Teubner (PhD, University of Cambridge) is research faculty at the program on Human Flourishing in the Institute of Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University, where he leads the AI and Flourishing Initiative. He also currently runs a data analytics startup called Filterlabs.AI. Dr. Teubner’s early career focused not on AI and technology but on theology. In addition to his technical interests, he’s written several books about theology, focusing on Augustine, Gustave Gutierrez, and more.   In this conversation, Will Bennink (MDiv Candidate, Harvard Divinity School) asks Dr. Teubner about how Christians should approach AI and emerging technologies.  Should we be afraid of AI? Is AI a positive or a negative force?Is AI evil? Is Peter Thiel right about the anti-Christ? Dr. Teubner’s website: https://jonathanteubner.comPrayer after Augustine: https://www.amazon.com/Prayer-After-Augustine-Development-Historical/dp/019876717XHuman Flourishing Project: https://hfh.fas.harvard.edu