{"podcast":{"title":"GEORGE FOX TALKS","slug":"george-fox-talks-4342699","podcast_index_feed_id":4342699,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/george-fox-talks","website_url":"https://georgefox.edu/talks","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/dlR6J4L9b_fWq0IqYjOVTYfCaQSrLvUoQCLDmzBnitU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hNDU0/MmEyODI2MGI5YzA2/MjlhMDQyNWRmODIw/NTcyNy5wbmc.jpg","author":"George Fox University","episode_count":165,"summary":"Accessible and academically driven discussion on the topics of theology, wellness, culture, and travel. This podcast is presented by faculty and friends of George Fox University in Newberg, OR.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-24T02:17:50.745177+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/george-fox-talks-4342699"},"episode":{"title":"Can AI Imitate the Soul? Where Christians Need to Draw the Line","slug":"can-ai-imitate-the-soul-where-christians-need-to-draw-the-line","published_at":"2026-02-03T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/george-fox-talks-4342699/can-ai-imitate-the-soul-where-christians-need-to-draw-the-line","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/george-fox-talks-4342699","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/1b819c80","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/1b819c80/a5f58708.mp3","summary":"Can physics explain the soul? Is AI building a silicon god? Should Christians be open to merging their brains with the cloud or using AI to “resurrect” a loved one? Brian and philosophy professor Isaac Choi explore these and other questions at the intersection of faith, science, and futurism. Check out The Singularity is Near by Ray Kurzweil: https://www.singularity.com/ Dr. Isaac Choi directs the George Fox University Honors Program: https://www.georgefox.edu/honors-program/faculty-pages/isaac-choi.html Dr. Brian Doak is an Old Testament scholar and professor: https://www.georgefox.edu/academics/undergrad/departments/religion/faculty/doak.html If you enjoy listening to the George Fox Talks podcast and would like to watch, too, check out our channel on YouTube ! We also have a web page that features all of our podcasts, a sign-up for our weekly email update, and publications from the George Fox University community.","meta_description":"Can physics explain the soul? Is AI building a silicon god? Should Christians be open to merging their brains with the cloud or using AI to “resurrect” a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2274,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/george-fox-talks-4342699/episodes/can-ai-imitate-the-soul-where-christians-need-to-draw-the-line/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/george-fox-talks-4342699/can-ai-imitate-the-soul-where-christians-need-to-draw-the-line.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}