Theological and Ethical Implications of Artificial Consciousness: An Analysis of AI Sentience from a Religious Perspective
Pharos Journal of Theology October 31, 2025 Sigit Hardiyanto, Arief Marizki Purba
This study engages the potential of artificial consciousness with theological reflection, targeting debates over sentience, the soul, and defined personhood. Employing a qualitative literature synthesis, the investigation charts congruences and tensions between doctrinal and empirical discourses, centring upon the Imago Dei, claims of human singularity, and the so-called "hard problem of...