A man in Kentucky has successfully secured a religious exemption from using artificial intelligence at work, arguing that outsourcing his thinking to AI goes against his deeply held beliefs. David Durman, a 45-year-old research administrator at the University of Kentucky,…
Published Oct 30, 2026 9:52 AM EDT University of Kentucky administrator David Durman was granted a religious exemption from using AI at work, claiming that use of the tech violates his religious beliefs as a humanist. “The process and work involved in thinking…
As a teenager, David Durman would read works by Enlightenment philosopher David Hume and the Stoics. Their ideas led him to adopt the Humanist faith, a nontheist system he said centers human well-being and flourishing, which he's kept for 30 years.
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David Durman, who works as an administrator at the University of Kentucky, has become the first humanist to be granted a religious exemption from using AI. Durman, who is a humanist, told Religious News Service he "got worried" after being…
The name Plaza de Cesar Chavez in San Jose is no more. The new name received the most support (4,116 votes) and the highest score (3.96) in a ranked-choice survey published last August. The other finalists were Farmworkers Plaza (2.99), Plaza del Pueblo…
"I don’t know if it changes policy," said Sister Linda Lukiewski, a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph. "But what I do know is it gives people hope.” Calling the plight of immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers a defining…
Philosopher Felipe De Brigard, AG05, wins a MacArthur “genius grant” for his work on understanding the role of memory in our lives “I like to say that I have been interested in memory for as long as I can remember,” says…
The idea that helping others is part of a meaningful life has been around for thousands of years. Aristotle wrote that finding happiness and fulfillment is achieved “by loving rather than in being loved.” According to the psychologist Carol Ryff,…
The most debated street name in all of San Francisco is set to change again for the second time in 31 years. Once called Army Street before the Board of Supervisors switched it to Cesar Chavez Street in 1995, the 37-block avenue…
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