Jose Marichal is Professor of Political Science at California Lutheran University. He is the author of You Must Become and Algorithmic Problem (Bristol University Press). He also is affiliate faculty at the Center for Information Technology and Public Life at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Machine Certainty: Ellul, AI and the Crisis of Democratic Understanding
[1] “If we open up ChatGPT or a system like it and look inside, you just see millions of numbers flipping around a few hundred times a second, and we just have no idea what any of it means….We built the computers, but then we just gave the faintest outline of a blueprint and kind […]
The Critical Role of Lutheran Higher Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
October/November 2025: Lutheran Responses to the Crises in Higher Education (Volume 25 Issue 6)
Jose Marichal, Maya Goehner, Tyler Haug
[1] Artificial Intelligence is a highly contested topic. Many conversations in social, political, and academic contexts eventually turn to the implications of AI on job prospects, college success, and more.[i] [2] While discussing this topic can often feel overwhelming, the role of synthetic thinking produced by AI requires us to analyze the broader implications felt […]