Idan Dershowitz on AI and the bible

Idan Dershowitz joined the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation at Monash University in 2024. Previously, he was a Junior Fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows and served as Director of the School of Jewish Theology and Chair of Hebrew Bible at the University of Potsdam. His current research focuses on the evolution of biblical religion, the techniques employed by biblical scribes and editors, and the development of AI tools to trace the origins of ancient texts.

Creative engineering, vintage illustration of the head of a man with an electronic circuit board for a brain, 1949. Screen print. (Illustration by GraphicaArtis/Getty Images) Credit: GraphicaArtis/Getty Images

In this episode, Idan talks about how AI can optimise learnings from the ancient biblical texts.

Idan Dershowitz - Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation at Monash University