artificial intelligence – Page 24 – Virtually Islamic News

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Artificial Intelligence, Malaysia, Malaysia Internet

Ministry of Digital

Hadi Azmi, SCMP, Malaysia’s tech hub ambition takes major leap with new ministry spearheading digital transformation, 15 Dec 2023 “A key factor behind the shake-up announced on Tuesday is...

Sat 25 Jumada Al Oula 1445AH 9-12-2023AD
Artificial Intelligence, Browsers

Alternative Browsers

Reece Rogers, Wired, The Rise of AI in Alternative Browsers—and What’s Next, 4 Dec 2023 “Developers at smaller companies have been adding new ways to experience the internet with...

Mon 20 Jumada Al Oula 1445AH 4-12-2023AD
Artificial Intelligence, TikTok

Deepfake Issues

Alexandra Barinka, Bloomberg, TikTok Struggles to Take Down Deepfake Videos of Hamas’ Victims, 4 Dec 2023 “Bloomberg reviewed dozens of deepfake videos on TikTok portraying victims of tragedy in...

Sat 18 Jumada Al Oula 1445AH 2-12-2023AD
Artificial Intelligence, Israel, Israel-Hamas Conflict 2023, Palestine

Israel ‘AI‘

Harry Davies, Bethan McKernan and Dan Sabbagh, The Guardian, ‘The Gospel’: how Israel uses AI to select bombing targets in Gaza, 1 Dec 2023. “The slowly emerging picture of how Israel’s military...

Tue 14 Jumada Al Oula 1445AH 28-11-2023AD
Artificial Intelligence

Remaya Campbell, Scientific America, Chatbot Honeypot: How AI Companions Could Weaken National Security, 17 July 2023 “This artificial affection, and the radical openness it inspires, should provoke serious concern...

Thu 2 Jumada Al Oula 1445AH 16-11-2023AD
Artificial Intelligence, Terminology

‘Hallucinations‘

Wed 24 Rabi Al Thani 1445AH 8-11-2023AD
Artificial Intelligence

Machine Unlearning

Shubham Agarwal, New Scientist, With privacy concerns rising, can we teach AI chatbots to forget?, 31 Oct 2023, (paywalled/Apple News) “With concerns that AI-powered chatbots could reveal private data,...

Wed 10 Rabi Al Thani 1445AH 25-10-2023AD
Artificial Intelligence

AI Stereotypes

Victoria Turk, RestOfWorld, How AI reduces the world to stereotypes, 10 October 2023. “Rest of World analyzed 3,000 AI images to see how image generators visualize different countries and...

Mon 24 Rabi Al Awwal 1445AH 9-10-2023AD
Artificial Intelligence, Facial Recognition, Iran internet, Iran Protests 2023, Iranian internet

Iran Facial Recognition Tech.

Cindy Harper, Reclaim the Net, Iran Rolls Out Invasive Facial Recognition Tech in Colleges, 9 Oct 2023 “The tightening grip of surveillance and political suppression in Iranian universities has...

Fri 21 Rabi Al Awwal 1445AH 6-10-2023AD
Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT

Spouting Chatbots

Allie Funk, Adrian Shahbaz, Kian Vesteinsson, Wired, AI Chatbots Are Learning to Spout Authoritarian Propaganda, 4 Oct 2023 “Regimes in China and Russia are rushing to repress what chatbots...

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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Prof. Gary R. Bunt, 2026

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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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