Multifaith alliance of global religious and
technology leaders signals commitment to a human dignity-centered
future
NEW
YORK and HIROSHIMA,
Japan, July 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Yeshiva University, the nation's flagship Jewish
University, today announced that its President, Rabbi Dr.
Ari Berman, will attend by
invitation the historic, multifaith "AI Ethics for Peace: World
Religions commit to the Rome Call" conference this week in
Hiroshima, Japan to sign on to the
Rome Call for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Ethics. The Rome Call
urges governments, technology companies, and other organizations to
advance an ethical approach to AI in order to shape a responsible
future that honors human dignity.
The inaugural event is being jointly convened in Hiroshima by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel's
Commission for Interreligious Relations, the Pontifical Academy for
Life, and the Abu Dhabi Forum for Peace, from July 8 to July 10. These Abrahamic faith leaders
instituted the Rome Call in February
2020 alongside governments, non-governmental organizations,
and leading technology companies. They now bring its important
mission to additional world religions at this Conference hosted by
Religions for Peace Japan.
The event culminates in the signing of the Rome Call by the
signatories—prominent religious and technology leaders from around
the world, including executives from Microsoft, Google, and
Cisco—in keeping with the collaboration between faith and science
that is essential for ethical AI. The conference also features
speakers from academic, religious, and technological disciplines
who will discuss the ethics of AI in panels and roundtables.
The Yeshiva University delegation
will represent Judaism, alongside the Chief Rabbinate of Israel.
Rabbi Berman leads the Yeshiva
University delegation, which includes Rabbi Meir Soloveichik
(Assistant Professor of Judaic Studies and Director of the Zahava
and Moshael J. Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought at
Yeshiva University), Rabbi Daniel Feldman (Rosh Yeshiva at the Rabbi Isaac
Elchanan Theological Seminary at Yeshiva
University and Faculty at the Sy Syms School of Business),
and Dr. Jeremy Wertheimer (member of
the Yeshiva University Academic
Committee, Broad Institute of MIT and
Harvard, and former Vice President of
Engineering at Google). The Chief Rabbinate of Israel's Commission
and Yeshiva University emissaries will
also be honored by the Israeli Embassy in Japan, in an event distinct from the official
AI Ethics summit.
"We express our deep gratitude to the conveners of this historic
coalition, and especially the Chief Rabbinate's Commission for
inviting us and recognizing Yeshiva
University leaders as among a cohort of global
changemakers," said Rabbi Dr. Ari
Berman, president of Yeshiva
University. "The Rome Call is an important mandate
born of universal moral principles that transcend faith,
nationality, and profession. This new era demands a carefully
reasoned moral framework. Fortunately, the Jewish tradition has
been debating these questions for millennia, and we will continue
to meet modern challenges with Torah values."
"In an increasingly polarized world, plagued by the rising tide
of antisemitism and moving so quickly with the rise of AI, it is a
powerful statement of unity that the Rome Call signatories call for
an international collaboration of faith and industry to achieve an
ethical technological future," Rabbi Berman continued.
About Yeshiva University
As the flagship Jewish university, Yeshiva
University is animated by its five core Torah values: Seek
Truth (Torat Emet), Live Your Values (Torat Chaim), Discover Your
Potential (Torat Adam), Act With Compassion (Torat Chesed) and
Bring Redemption (Torat Tzion). Founded in 1886, Yeshiva University brings together the ancient
traditions of Jewish law and life, and the heritage of Western
civilization. More than 7,400 undergraduate and graduate students
study at YU's four New York City
campuses: the Wilf Campus, Israel Henry
Beren Campus, Brookdale Center, and Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus. YU's three
undergraduate schools – Yeshiva College, Stern College for Women,
and Sy Syms School of Business – offer a unique dual program
comprised of Jewish studies and liberal arts courses. Its graduate
and affiliate schools include Albert
Einstein College of Medicine, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Azrieli
Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration, Bernard
Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies, the Katz School of Science
and Health and Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. YU is
ranked among the nation's leading academic institutions.
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