TL;DR: A blog about technology, focused on AI, and its intersection with faith and human thriving from a university professor and AI Lab director. Subscribe to join the discussion.
Let’s think deeply about our use of technology together.
As we move into this “Age of AI,” it is more important than ever to take a critical look at our relationship with our digital tools and how they impact us both individually and as a culture. If you believe, as I do, that we are created in the image of God (Imago Dei), then you believe that human beings thrive when we are at our fullest capacity for loving God and loving each other. And that means taking a critical look at how we interact with the world, including through the use of technology. In this newsletter, we will look at the use of technology (with a focus on AI) through the lens of faith, with a special focus on its use in academic and faith environments.
Who I am.
My name is David Bourgeois and I have been working with digital technologies for my whole life. As a kid, I loved science fiction, from Star Trek reruns to Isaac Asimov’s Robots and Foundation series. These stories stoked my imagination about how technology would create an amazing future with space exploration and robot companions. I learned programming on a Commodore 64 in my living room one summer and went on to get degrees in Mathematics (BS), Management Science (MS), and Information Systems (PhD). Today, my love for technology (and reading science fiction) remains, but it is tempered with the reality of the impact that these technologies have had on me, my family, and our culture.
I am currently a Professor of Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence in the Crowell School of Business at Biola University, where I have served since 2003. In 2024, I was appointed as the Director of the AI Lab at Biola. Before working at Biola, I served in a variety of roles as an information technology professional. You can find out more about me on my LinkedIn.
I invite you to join the discussion.
I hope to post at least once a week. Sometimes it will be more, sometimes less. I would like to build a community of those seeking the same things I am. Here are the primary motivators of the posts you will find:
In my role as a professor, I teach classes related to technology and business, focusing on data analytics and AI. I will be using this newsletter to share resources that I am making available to my students and ideas I have for teaching about those technologies in general.
In my role as Director of the AI Lab, I will posting my insights and opinions on a variety of topics related to AI and faith, AI and education, and AI and human flourishing.
In my role as a husband, father, and follower of Christ, I will be viewing technology from the lens of how it can be used to help me (and all of us) thrive in the roles where God has placed us.
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