Dr. Damien P. Williams, MagusJul 23, 2023

Y'all… no. The assumed, unexamined rectitude of the intersection of hegemony, militarism, white supremacy, Western Christianity, in the historical underpinnings of "AI" are PRECISELY where most of our present day problems with "AI" come from:

"‘Judeo-Christian’ roots will ensure U.S. military AI is used ethically, general says"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/07/22/air-force-general-ai-judeochristian/

‘Judeo-Christian’ roots will ensure U.S. military AI is used ethically, general says

A U.S. Air Force general said Thursday the Pentagon's artificial intelligence ethics are better than adversaries' because « our society is a Judeo-Christian society. »

The Washington Post
Show threadDr. Damien P. Williams, MagusJul 23, 2023
No seriously, I've literally written hundreds (if not thousands) of pages on this:
https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/handle/10919/111528
Belief, Values, Bias, and Agency: Development of and Entanglement with "Artificial Intelligence"

Show threadDr. Damien P. Williams, MagusJul 23, 2023

ALSO also, as others have mentioned, "Judeo-Christian" is not a neutral framing. It has a particular vector of deployment by specific groups who mean it in a very intentional way.

It flattens the concerns of diverse groups and it smuggles assumed Jewish support into areas where Jewish people might and probably do have wildly divergent views from the "Christians" in question.

End of the day, "Judeo-Christian" is almost always used as a euphemis phrase for "White Christian Dominionist Eschalotogy."

"Abrahamically-derived" is more descriptively accurate, but still, if you mean to talk productively, carefully, nuancedly about Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, it's probably better to just SAY, "Judaism, Christianity, and Islam."

Show threadJonathan D. Cope, Esq.
@Wolven Well, it wasn't the best choice of words. I think what they were looking for was the word "mores" which may well include, not only Judeo-Christian beliefs, but, also, Islamic or any other beliefs. The terms "mores" includes non-religious ideas, customs, and other precepts upon which our laws are based.
Jul 23, 2023 at 5:34pmWeb
Show threadDr. Damien P. Williams, MagusJul 23, 2023
@Cirdan Even— especially— then, the word choice matters. He may have been assuming all of that would be understood, but it is that very assumption which is the problem, and needs to be fully examined and deconstructed.
Show threadJonathan D. Cope, Esq.Jul 23, 2023
@Wolven I agree, but I'm sitting in a Starbucks, in a light mood. Let's just deem him to be the Norm Crosby of the administration and enjoy the rest of the day.
Show threadRagnell the Mildly UnpleasantJul 24, 2023
@Cirdan @Wolven No, it's a giveaway. He means religious beliefs, and he's specifically coming from a conservative Christian viewpoint. the top brass of the military have long been targeted by religious groups for conversion, and there's a bunch of christofascists up there.