artificial intelligence – Page 26 – Virtually Islamic News

Thu 25 Dhul Hijjah 1444AH 13-7-2023AD
Arabic, Artificial Intelligence, Google

Arabic Bard

Haifa Alshammari, Arab News, Google launches chatbot Bard in Arabic, 13 July 2023 “Google launched its latest generative artificial intelligence experiment, Bard in Arabic, on Thursday, having introduced it...

Wed 11 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 31-5-2023AD
Archives, Artificial Intelligence

AI & War crimes evidence

BBC News, AI: War crimes evidence erased by social media platforms, 31 May 2023 “Platforms remove graphic videos, often using artificial intelligence – but footage that may help prosecutions...

Mon 9 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 29-5-2023AD
Arabic, Artificial Intelligence

Training AI in Arabic Content

Arab News, Former Google X CBO urges for more high-quality Arabic content to train AI, 29 May 2023, “Artificial intelligence programs like ChatGPT should be trained with more high-quality...

Fri 6 Dhul Qidah 1444AH 26-5-2023AD
Academia, Artificial Intelligence

‘Digital Colonialism’

Grace Browne, Wired, AI Is Steeped in Big Tech’s ‘Digital Colonialism’, 25 May 2023 “Artificial intelligence has infiltrated almost every aspect of our lives: It can determine whether you...

Wed 20 Shawwal 1444AH 10-5-2023AD
Artificial Intelligence, News Media

AI Elaph

Arab News, Online Arabic newspaper Elaph invests in artificial intelligence, 10 May 2023 “London-based online Arabic newspaper Elaph has announced that it is investing in artificial intelligence, making it...

Tue 19 Shawwal 1444AH 9-5-2023AD
Artificial Intelligence, Palestine

AI on Palestine and Israel

Thu 29 Ramadan 1444AH 20-4-2023AD
Artificial Intelligence

Informing AI

Kevin Schaul, Szu Yu Chen and Nitasha Tiku, Washington Post, Inside the secret list of websites that make AI like ChatGPT sound smart, 19 April 2023 “Anti-Muslim bias has emerged as a problem...

Tue 27 Ramadan 1444AH 18-4-2023AD
Artificial Intelligence, Law, Pakistan Internet

ChatGPT Legal

Baba Tamim, Interesting Engineering, Pakistani court utilizes ChatGPT-4 to grant bail in a juvenile kidnapping case, 12 April 2023 “The Phalia court in the Punjab state of Pakistan regarded...

Wed 23 Shaban 1444AH 15-3-2023AD
Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Elon Musk, GPT-4

GPT-4

Al Jazeera, How does GPT-4 work and how can you start using it in ChatGPT? “In a blog post, the San Francisco artificial intelligence lab co-founded by Elon Musk...

Mon 21 Shaban 1444AH 13-3-2023AD
Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Research

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...

Islamic Algorithms – book cover

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

Explore the book

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.*

* Google Translation

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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