AI MENA Education
Jumana Khamis, Arab News, How AI and remote learning platforms are transforming education in the Middle East, 15 March 2023 “As the market for these tools continues to grow...
Building ChatGPT
As I’m writing about ChatGPT and AI, this is of particular interest: Will Douglas Heaven, MIT Technological Review, The inside story of how ChatGPT was built from the people...
Rebooting ‘digital persona’
So, I was interested in this story in terms of its implications for Islamic interpretation and legal authority (it’s not very clear cut on AI issues). Edina Harbinja, Lilian...
AI Fatwa
Maulana Mateen Khan, Darul Iftaa Canada, Fatwa.ca, Artificial intelligence tool (AI), 22 February 2023 A religious opinion on generating lifelike avatars.
Towards AI Khutbah
Urooba Jamal, Hyphen, The ‘AI revolution’ is here. Could it soon be leading Friday prayers?, 20 Feb 2023 “OpenAI’s latest model appears to filter out content with an anti-Muslim...
AI Architecture
Bayt al-Fann, Exploring Futuristic Ai-Generated Islamic Architecture “This thread explores the potential of AI-generated Islamic architecture, showcasing futuristic designs that push the boundaries between real and artificial. Architects and...
AI/ChatGPT
I’m interested in the implications of AI in aspect of my own research (there’s something on it in my next book): Molly Gluck, Inverse, ChatGPT Could Make Tech Feel...
Iran Tech Surveillance
Benjamin Lynch, The Mirror, Iran to use facial recognition technology to enforce grim new laws on women, 5 Sep 2022 “Iran is introducing an oppressive tightening of its strict...
AI Voices
Alex Hern, Guardian, Amazon’s Alexa could turn dead loved ones’ voices into digital assistant, 23 June 2022 “Technology promises ability to ‘make the memories last’ by mimicking the voice...