Humanities-AI Network
The conversation begins here.
We officially launched HUMAIN on 21 January with a clear mandate: the future of technology cannot be shaped by STEM disciplines alone. It requires the ethical, historical and human‑centric interrogation that the arts and humanities can provide.
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In our inaugural seminar, Dr Ali‑Reza Bhojani and Dr Jeremy Kidwell joined Dean J. Hill to peel back the layers of the AI 'black box.' Together, they challenged the industry’s obsession with speed and efficiency, asking whether machines are becoming our new source of authority.
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The discussion moved beyond simple regulation to a more unsettling realisation: that the humility born of being fallible, helpless and frail might in fact be the most important part of being human.
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From the risks of automated authority to the theological value of our own imperfections, this session set the stage for the work ahead.
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Watch the inaugural debate today: Is AI our new God?
And the conversation continues in February. Imagine a machine that says it’s afraid to die. Would you believe it, or switch it off? We'll dive into the moral and philosophical challenges of artificial intelligence as it begins to resemble consciousness. If machines can think, feel or claim to suffer, do they deserve rights? Join us as we explore what it truly means to be a person, and whether we’re ready to share that title. More details coming soon.
Robots with rights
February 2026
WELCOME TO
THE SECOND
RENAISSANCE
