North American Unitarian Association

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For decades, Artificial Intelligence was one of those “maybe someday” dreams. Seemingly out of nowhere, ChatGPT exploded on the scene in early 2023. The clock is now ticking – the capabilities of A.I. are going to improve exponentially, and very quickly. As with almost every technological advancement in our lifetime, we find it easy to imagine the beneficial uses, but have distressingly little imagination about what the unintended consequences could be. This talk will mostly be based on a collection of newspaper and magazine articles that give us glimpses of reasons that we could very well regret ever opening up this Pandora’s box.

Ken has a lso provided “points to ponder” document with links to some of the issues raised in his talk

Bio: In September of 2023 Ken Ing presented “Left versus Left: What’s Happening Here Ain’t Exactly Clear”, then in March of 2024 he presented “I Before We Except Overseas: Tracing The Roots Of Our Multi-Century Identity Crisis”.

Ken retired in 2019 from a career in IT and lives in the Puget Sound area in Washington State.

• June 9, 2026 – Can Cycles of History Explain our Troubled Times?
   Can Cycles of History Explain our Troubled Times? George Friedman (a geopolitical forecaster, founder of Geopolitical Futures and NYT bestselling author of “The Next 100 Years”) published “The Storm Before… Read more: June 9, 2026 – Can Cycles of History Explain our Troubled Times?
• 3rd Saturday Worship Service: “Summer Solstice”
  The Summer Solstice, arriving this year on June 20, marks the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. For thousands of years, people around the world have celebrated… Read more: 3rd Saturday Worship Service: “Summer Solstice”
• May 16, 2026 – NAUA Service: That Sudden Insight – How Epiphanies Can Change Us by Rev. Alex Holt
  What is an “epiphany” – sometimes referred to as a peak moment or an ah-ha instant? What can we do to respond to such unexpected moments of insight? How might… Read more: May 16, 2026 – NAUA Service: That Sudden Insight – How Epiphanies Can Change Us by Rev. Alex Holt
• June NAUA Academy: “Two Views: Can Cycles of History Explain our Troubled Times?”
  Institutional and Socioeconomic Cycles in the US June NAUA Academy Session “Can Cycles of History Explain our Troubled Times? Two Views”with Joyce Francis & Mark Reimers Tuesday, June 9th4:30 PM… Read more: June NAUA Academy: “Two Views: Can Cycles of History Explain our Troubled Times?”
• May 12, 2026 – What have Mystics been trying to tell us?
  A session with Ken Ing In 1945, Aldus Huxley published “The Perennial Philosophy”. He had observed that most major religions had a mystical “tradition”. The core doctrines of these religions… Read more: May 12, 2026 – What have Mystics been trying to tell us?