Privacy, Authenticity, & Authorship: Being Human in the Age of AI
At a moment when artificial intelligence is reshaping everything from journalism to spiritual practice, we invite you to join us for a digital roundtable in the TIDEL Speaker Series. This conversation is for you if you’ve ever wondered what it means to be human when algorithms can mimic our voices, ideas, and even our identities. How do we protect privacy in a digital age? What does authenticity look like in a world of deepfakes and ghostwritten content? Can we still claim authorship over our work or ourselves? Join us for a thought-provoking discussion on privacy, authenticity, and authorship in the age of AI.
Date & Time:
Thursday, September 25, 2025
1:00 PM EST
Online Session
Meet the Speakers:
Michael Hanegan is the Founder of the Center for the Future of Learning and Work. He is an adjunct professor of Generative AI, Learning, and Work at the University of Central Oklahoma and Rose State College. He is the co-author of *Generative AI and Libraries: Claiming Our Place in the Center of a Shared Future.* His recent work includes a series of microcredentials related to Generative AI and theological education as a part of the F[AI]thfully Co-Creating Series sponsored by the Association of Theological Schools, Atla, and the In Trust Center for Theological Schools. He lives in Edmond, Oklahoma.
Dr. Gabby Cudjoe Wilkes is a public theologian, innovation strategist, pastor and author. She is the Director of the Technology, Innovation & Digital Engagement Lab Fellowship housed at Union Theological Seminary. She studied under the doctoral advisement of Dr. L. Gregory Jones at Duke Divinity School where she completed her Doctorate in Ministry on innovation, social change and the church.
Dr. Gabby is a sought after voice in the public square. She was a featured contributor on The 2023 Oprah Winfrey Network’s documentary series: Time of Essence (HBO MAX), a contributor to The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History’s new film, GODTALK (2023) and was a featured contributor to Dr. Henry Lewis Gates’ documentary, GOSPEL (2024) on PBS. In 2022 she released her first book: Psalms for Black Lives, Reflections for the Work of Liberation. The book has sold more than 10,000 copies worldwide.
Dr. Gabby travels the nation training and equipping faith leaders to do the work of love & justice. At the height of both a global pandemic and a contentious presidential election season, Dr. Gabby was appointed to then NYC Mayor Bill DeBlasio’s COVID-19 Clergy Task Force . She also served as an Eastern Region Convener of the Black Church PAC where she trained hundreds of clergy across the eastern region of the nation on matters of faith & voter engagement strategies. In 2024 she was appointed to New York City Public School’s Chancellor David Banks’ Interfaith Advisory Council.
She is a graduate of Duke, Yale, NYU & Hampton University. She currently serves as Vice President of The Yale Divinity School Alumni Board.
