Wesley Wildman
Prof. Wesley Wildman featured in Boston Globe: Colleges dealing with AI
The following is an excerpt from The Boston Globe’s article “Months after ChatGPT’s noisy debut, colleges take differing approaches to dealing with AI” by Jeremy C. Fox, featuring Professor of Theology, Philosophy, and Ethics Wesley Wildman. Click here to read the full article. … At Boston University, students in professor Wesley J. Wildman’s Data, Society, and Ethics […]
Prof. Wesley Wildman featured in BU Today: AI in Political Propaganda
The following is an excerpt from BU Today’s article “Is Trump’s Indictment Good for Democracy?” by Joel Brown, featuring Professor of Theology, Philosophy, and Ethics Wesley Wildman. Click here to read the full article. … Recently artificial intelligence has been a big story in part for its ability to create deep fakes in images, audio, and […]
Prof. Wesley Wildman hosts “Ask Me Anything” Forum on Social Platform Reddit
On Monday, February 27, Professor of Philosophy, Theology, and Ethics Wesley Wildman hosted a live “Ask Me Anything” forum on social platform Reddit. Prof. Wildman invited Reddit users to ask him anything about “the ethics of AI [artificial intelligence] text generation in education.” He answered questions “What do you see as the principal ethical risk […]
Prof. Wesley Wildman featured in BU Today: Ethics of ChatGPT in the Classroom
The following is an excerpt from BU Today’s article “Why ChatGPT is Both Exciting and Unsettling for Students, Faculty” by Joel Brown, featuring Professor of Theology, Philosophy, and Ethics Wesley Wildman. Click here to read the full article. BU data science class takes a first step toward crafting a strategy for dealing with the artificial intelligence […]
Prof. Wesley Wildman Featured in BU Bostonia Article on Sleep Disorders and Treatments
The following is an excerpt from Bostonia’s article “Understanding Sleep and Future Sleep Disorder Treatments” by Jessica Colarossi, featuring Professor of Philosophy, Theology and Ethics Wesley Wildman, published on May 16, 2022. Click here to read the full article. Brain “Washing” and Why We Have Nightmares … Whether dreams have any purpose has been debated and […]
Prof. Wesley Wildman Mentioned in Vox Article on Neurofeedback and Brain Stimulation
The following is an excerpt from the article “New technologies are promising a shortcut to enlightenment,” by Sigal Samuel, published on November 1, 2021 by Vox. Click here to read the full article. Prof. Wildman’s profile is found here. In fact, neurofeedback is just one of the newer technologies being touted as a way to catapult us […]
Prof. Wesley Wildman: Thoughts on Innovation from a Change Skeptic
This article was written by Prof. Wesley Wildman for The Presbyterian Outlook, and was originally published on September 15, 2021. The following is an excerpt only; please read the full article here. Thoughts on Innovation from a Change Skeptic We like to think what we do matters. Has an impact. Changes lives. But does it? I […]
Prof. Wesley Wildman Appointed as Co-Leader of New BU Hariri Institute for Computing Research Program
The Boston University School of Theology (STH), together with the Boston University Hariri Institute for Computing, are excited to announce that STH faculty member Wesley Wildman, Professor of Philosophy, Theology, and Ethics, has been appointed as a co-leader to a new Hariri Institute for Computing, Boston University Focused Research Program for his computational and data-driven […]
Prof. Wesley Wildman Op-Ed Article Published in The Christian Post
This original op-ed article commentary by Professor Wesley Wildman was published by The Christian Post on March 29, 2021. The following is an excerpt only. Please click here to read the original article. Now’s a good time to exercise your compassion muscles By Wesley J. Wildman In the Christian calendar, it’s Lent. I grew up in a Methodist […]