Jason Thacker @jasonthacker Jason Thacker serves as creative director and associate research fellow at ERLC. In his role as creative director, he oversees all creative projects including design, video, web, audio, and print media. His new book, The Age of AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity, releases March 2020 with Zondervan. He writes and speaks on topics including human dignity, technology, and artificial intelligence. He is a graduate of The University of Tennessee and Southern Seminary. He is married to Dorie and they have two sons. Jason Thacker's Resources Technology Article A wisdom guide for giving technology gifts by Jason Thacker This Christmas season is full of long to-do lists, activities, shopping, spending time with family and friends, and giving gifts. Technology and gadgets are often at the top of wish lists for both the young and old. I grew up... Continue... Technology Article Explainer: Google, China, and human rights by Jason Thacker On Tuesday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai appeared before the House Judiciary Committee in a hearing to discuss Google’s practices in privacy, data collection, government projects, anti-trust regulations, and recent security breaches. Google has been under intense scrutiny for a project... Continue... Technology Article The tension of technology: Hope and fear in the digital age by Jason Thacker October 4, 1957, may not seem like an important date, but it was a major turning point for the history of technology. Newspapers across the country ran headlines about an “artificial moon” traveling in space at over 18,000 mph. It... Continue... Family ERLC Podcast Episode Panel discussion: Screen time and family time by Trillia Newbell Jason Thacker Ben Stuart Jamie Ivey Tim Blackmon Screens, smartphones, tablets, smart devices. Technology is an ever-expanding field that has an increasing influence on our day-to-day lives. At our National Conference, Jason Thacker, Jamie Ivey, Ben Stuart, Trillia Newbell, and Tim Blackmon discussed how our families can respond... Continue... Technology Article What is virtual reality? by Jason Thacker An inconspicuous black case sits on my desk, holding a revolutionary device. This virtual reality headset allows you to travel to the ends of the earth and connect with others that are a world away, in an artificial environment of... Continue... Technology Article Explainer: What the latest social media breach means for you by Joe Carter Jason Thacker What just happened? This week, Google revealed a data breach on it’s Google+ social network that uncovered private data for up to 500,000 of its users. The Wall Street Journal broke the story Monday and reported that Google feared making... Continue... Technology Book Technology & The Future (Paperback) by Jason Thacker As Christians, we must think about how we interact with technology and pursue wisdom above all. Though these tools are not good or evil in and of themselves, the way we choose to use them can be. This booklet by... Continue... Technology E-Book Technology & The Future by Jason Thacker As Christians, we must think about how we interact with technology and pursue wisdom above all. Though these tools are not good or evil in and of themselves, the way we choose to use them can be. This booklet by... Continue... Parenting Book Review Book review: Being Dad: Father as a Picture of God’s Grace by Jason Thacker I am a father of two young sons. Being a dad to them is challenging yet infinitely rewarding. I can’t imagine life without them. They bring our family so much joy. Though I fail often as a dad, I’m reminded... Continue... Technology Article Why artificial intelligence can be a threat to human dignity by Jason Thacker About a month ago, Google announced a groundbreaking technology that it hopes will revolutionize the way humans interact with computers. Google Duplex was debuted at the Google I/O Developer Conference on May 8th in Mountain View, California. Duplex is a... Continue... « 1 2 3 4 5 »