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Brave New New World of AI: Muslim and Jewish Engagements

  • Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue 1457 Griswold Street Detroit, MI, 48226 United States (map)

Please join us for an evening of stimulating thought and conversation led by Professor Dr. Saeed Khan from Wayne State University about how our ancient Muslim and Jewish traditions interact with some of the unique ethical challenges posed by our modern technologies , in particular AI (Artificial Intelligence).

Kabbalat Shabbat services at 7:00pm
Discussion by Professor Khan at 8:15pm
Dinner and conversation to follow, generously supported by The Ravitz Foundation

Sponsored by:  JCRC/ACCESS AJC Detroit, the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue and the Muslim-Jewish Forum of Detroit. Free and open to the community.

Saeed A. Khan is currently in the Department of History and Lecturer in the Department of Near East & Asian Studies at Wayne State University-Detroit, Michigan, where he teaches Islamic and Middle East History, Islamic Civilizations and History of Islamic Political Thought. Dr. Khan is also a Research Fellow at Wayne State University’s Center for the Study of Citizenship. He is also an Adjunct Professor in Islamic Studies at the University of Detroit-Mercy and at Rochester College, co-teaching a course on Muslim-Christian Diversity.