Deus ex machina: former Google engineer is developing an AI god

He was fired from Uber in May amid allegations that he had stolen trade secrets from Google to develop Otto's self-driving technology. Religions, Harari argues, must keep up with the technological advancements of the day or they become irrelevant, unable to answer or understand the quandaries facing their disciples. Benek argues that advanced AI is compatible with Christianity – it's just another technology that humans have created under guidance from God that can be used for good or evil. We don't know whether Levandowski's Godhead ties into any existing theologies or is a manmade alternative, but it's clear that advancements in technologies including AI and bioengineering kick up the kinds of ethical and moral dilemmas that make humans seek the advice and comfort from a higher power: what will humans do once artificial intelligence outperforms us in most tasks?