Sunday Gathering: Being Human in an Age of Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence has moved into the neighborhood. It writes emails, recommends songs, screens job applicants, creates posters, edits family photos, and—depending on whom you ask—may bring about the collapse of human civilization.

This opening talk offers a plain-language explanation of what AI is, what it isn’t, and why it matters even to people who never plan to chat with a bot. We’ll trace the shift from hidden algorithms that sort our lives to generative tools that make things alongside us.

The goal is neither panic nor boosterism, but a more grounded posture—curious enough to explore, skeptical enough to verify, without confusing technological progress with human flourishing.

Music: Whorled                          Meditation: Wayne Johnson

We meet in the Acacia Theatre this week. Afterward, please stay for Talk Back Takeover. We will discuss expenses and the Capital Campaign. Your ideas, participation and input are vital to our process.