{"id":29630,"date":"2025-12-09T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=29630"},"modified":"2025-12-05T11:50:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T16:50:20","slug":"worshiping-at-the-altar-of-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/09\/worshiping-at-the-altar-of-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Worshiping at the Altar of AI"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/LBka-XbDOaE\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-05-at-11-11-08-Worshiping-at-the-altar-of-AI-University-of-Michigan-News-600x337.png\" alt=\"Giving moral authority over to AI\" class=\"wp-image-29632\" style=\"width:644px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-05-at-11-11-08-Worshiping-at-the-altar-of-AI-University-of-Michigan-News-600x337.png 600w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-05-at-11-11-08-Worshiping-at-the-altar-of-AI-University-of-Michigan-News-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-05-at-11-11-08-Worshiping-at-the-altar-of-AI-University-of-Michigan-News-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-05-at-11-11-08-Worshiping-at-the-altar-of-AI-University-of-Michigan-News-665x373.png 665w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-05-at-11-11-08-Worshiping-at-the-altar-of-AI-University-of-Michigan-News.png 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(YouTube video)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an interview conducted by Morgan Sherburne of Michigan News, University of Michigan anthropologist <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/webbkeane\/\">Webb Keane<\/a> explores society\u2019s growing fascination with artificial intelligence, likening its rise to the reverence of a new religion. U-M experts weigh in on how humans are increasingly relying on AI technologies in ways that may transcend reason, raising ethical questions about trust, responsibility, and our relationship with machines. The piece urges caution and thoughtful reflection, emphasizing that while AI presents transformative promise, it should not be treated as an infallible authority or substitute for critical human judgment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/worshiping-at-the-altar-of-ai\/\">Read the full article on Michigan News.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As people embrace ChatGPT and other AI tools and resources, University of Michigan anthropologist Webb Keane says it&#8217;s easy for people to grant moral authority over to AI but may find that AI is simply a mirror of the people and corporations who have built 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