The Centre for Enterprise, Markets and Ethics (CEME) is pleased to announce the publication of The Challenge of Artificial Intelligence: Responsibly Unlocking the Potential of AI by Andrei E. Rogobete.
A PDF copy can be found here. A hardcopy of the publication can be ordered by contacting CEME’s offices at office@theceme.org
Abstract
Artificial intelligence is reshaping business, security, transport, and everyday life at remarkable speed. But the rapid advance of machine learning and generative AI raises questions that go beyond efficiency and innovation: What does it mean to be truly human? What separates consciousness from computation? And what ethical framework should govern how these technologies are developed and deployed?
In this publication, Andrei Rogobete traces the evolution of AI from antiquity to the present day, before examining two contrasting case studies — the successful use of biometric identification at national borders, and the persistent difficulties facing autonomous vehicle technology. He then develops a distinctively Christian response, grounded in the biblical teaching that human beings are made in the image of God: uniquely capable of self-awareness, moral reasoning, love, and relationship with the divine. On this basis, he argues that AI — however sophisticated — cannot possess genuine consciousness or spiritual capacity, and that its development must remain in the service of human flourishing. Drawing on statements from evangelical, Catholic, and Anglican traditions, Rogobete offers practical principles for the responsible adoption of AI within an ethical framework shaped by Christian theology.