artificial intelligence – Page 16 – Virtually Islamic News

Mon 25 Shaban 1446AH 24-2-2025AD
Arabic, Artificial Intelligence, Meta

Meta AI Arabic

“Moving forward, Meta AI will be available in Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Yemen. In tandem, Meta is also...

Wed 20 Shaban 1446AH 19-2-2025AD
Artificial Intelligence, Bahasa Indonesia, chatbots, DeepSeek, Indonesia, Indonesia Internet

Indonesia Chatbot

An (unnamed) #Indonesia chatbot is due to be announced. SCMP, Indonesia aims to create its version of DeepSeek in bid to become AI hub, 19 Feb 2025 “An ambitious...

Wed 20 Shaban 1446AH 19-2-2025AD
Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Google, Research

BBC Media Centre, Groundbreaking BBC research shows issues with over half the answers from Artificial Intelligence (AI) assistants, 11 Feb 2025. “New BBC research published today provides a warning...

Tue 19 Shaban 1446AH 18-2-2025AD
Artificial Intelligence, Israel, Israel-Hamas Conflict 2025

Israel and AI

Sam Mednick, Garance Burke, Michael Biesecker, Independent, How US tech giants supplied Israel with AI models, raising questions about tech’s role in warfare, 18 February 2025 “U.S. tech giants...

Sat 16 Shaban 1446AH 15-2-2025AD
Artificial Intelligence, UAE, UAE Digital

Intrigue, UAE and AI

Wired. “A Spymaster Sheikh Controls a $1.5 Trillion Fortune. He Wants to Use It to Dominate AI” “Tahnoun bin Zayed al Nahyan—the UAE’s chess-obsessed, jiujitsu-loving intelligence chief—controls vast sums...

Fri 1 Shaban 1446AH 31-1-2025AD
Artificial Intelligence, DeepSeek

DeepSeek

DeepSeek has dominated the digital week: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article… DeepSeek under understandable scrutiny. [image or embed] — Gary R. Bunt (@garyrbunt.bsky.social) 29 January 2025 at 13:05 "What we have is a...

Thu 30 Rajab 1446AH 30-1-2025AD
Artificial Intelligence

‘AI Jesus‘

Also relevant, of course, in Islamic contexts: AI Jesus has been a viral sensation this past month. But don't let the playful nature of "AI kiss" apps obscure the...

Thu 9 Rajab 1446AH 9-1-2025AD
Artificial Intelligence, Digital MENA, MENA

Post-Web MENA

Arab News, What AI-agents and blockchain in a ‘Post Web’ world means for tech-savvy Middle East, 30 Jan 2025 “As blockchain and cryptocurrency drive the internet toward decentralization, the...

Mon 29 Jumada Al Akhira 1446AH 30-12-2024AD
Artificial Intelligence

AI Issues

And to think we spent years debating the implications of their real name policy [image or embed] — ysabel (@ysabel.bsky.social) 30 December 2024 at 09:46 "A request made through...

Thu 18 Jumada Al Akhira 1446AH 19-12-2024AD
Artificial Intelligence, Malaysia, Malaysia Internet

Malaysia AI Regulation

Two relevant articles on AI and net regulation in Malaysian contexts can be found below: Furthermore, from #Malaysia, more regulations on internet activities are introduced, This piece from Tashny...

Islamic Algorithms – book cover

Gary R. Bunt, Islamic Algorithms: Online Influence in the Muslim Metaverse (London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2024)

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Paperback, hardback and ebook editions are available now.

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“Gary Bunt’s Islamic Algorithms explores the dynamic relationship between technology shifts and the evolving engagement of Muslims online. Bunt emphasises the unchanging core of Islam, adapting its expression to developing technology. A testament to Bunt’s brilliance in the ever-changing Cyber Islamic Environments, this is a must-read for those interested in Islamic studies, digital Islam and Muslim metaverses.” ―Eva Nisa, Senior Lecturer of Anthropology, The Australian National University, Australia

“A timely and insightful exploration, the book offers a concise yet comprehensive glimpse into the evolving landscape of Cyber Islamic Environments. From the serene halls of Jakarta’s Istiqlal Mosque to the potential realms of Muslim metaverses, this book takes readers on a journey to unveil the dynamic relationship between Islam and technology. In a world where smartphones guide prayers and iPads connect elders in study groups, Bunt shares a compelling and timely perspective on the evolving relationship between Islam, technology and the digital age.” ―Umar Ryad, Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies, University of Leuven, Belgium

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Review by Michael Dhanoya (University of Leicester) in LSE Blogs

“Islamic Algorithms is a great contribution to the topic of Digital Religion …”

Review in The Muslim World‘ by Dr Akif Tahiiev of Goethe-Universitat Frankfurt am Main

‘Gary R. Bunts Islamic Algorithms liefert detaillierte Einblicke in die digitalen Räume von AkteurInnen, die sich auf unterschiedliche Weise auf den Islam “

“Gary R. Bunt’s Islamic Algorithms provides detailed insights into the digital spaces of actors who relate to Islam in various ways.*

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Margareta Wetchy, Gary R. Bunts Islamic Algorithms unter der Lupe, Machine Against the Rage

“Overall, Islamic Algorithms: Online Influence in the Muslim Metaverse is crucial to contemporary Islamic studies. The book is highly recommended for researchers, academics, and practitioners interested in the interaction between
technology and religion.” Reza Adeputra Tohis and Zulkifli Mansyur, Religion & Theology, 32 (2025): Issue 1-2 (Jun 2025) [PDF]

” … Bunt’s volume is an important step forward in understanding the importance of digital discourse to contemporary Islamic traditions and Muslim communities.” James Riggan, Reading Religion (American Academy of Religion)

“Islamic Algorithms provides a timely and thoughtful examination of how Islam, algorithms, and digital culture intersect. It is a valuable resource for scholars and researchers interested in digital presence of Islam, and digital culture both in theory and practice.” Mohamed Taher, Middle Eastern Librarians Association

Book cover: Dijital Dünyada Müslüman Olmak: Mecra, Kimlik ve Otorite‘

Gary R. Bunt’s chapter ‘Şeyh Google’dan Yapay Zekâ İmama Mı?: Müslüman Dijital Mecralarda İslami Etki ve Otoritenin Dönüşümü‘?‘ (trans. Necmiye Durmuş) is available in ‘Dijital Dünyada Müslüman Olmak: Mecra, Kimlik ve Otorite‘ edited by Mehmet Ali Başak (Eskiyeni). The original version was in

Scharia im Wandel edited by Mahmud El-Wereny and Alexander-Kenneth Nagel. (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2024).

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Scharia im Wandel book cover. Showing figures reading, a stack of books, and the background of a minaret and mosque dome.

My chapter, “From Sheikh Google to ImamAI? Evolving Islamic Influence and Authority in Muslim Digital Worlds,” is published in “Scharia im Wandel. Beiträge zur Transformation islamischer Autorität im Spannungsfeld von Kodifikation, Migration und Digitalisierung,” edited by Mahmud El-Wereny and Alexander-Kenneth Nagel. (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2024). Studies on Islamic Cultural and Intellectual History, Noorhaidi Hasan et al.

The book is the result of a 2022 conference at Georg-August-Universität Göttingen.

A Turkish version of the chapter is in preparation for publication in 2026.

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