Let’s have an annual flagship science and technology prize for the UK -
@nestauk.bsky.social ‘s event at the Labour conference in Liverpool
Olivier Usher
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Technology | Innovation prizes | Director of Development at Challenge Works, a @nestauk.bsky.social enterprise | ojusher.com
![The Church embraced that great invention of the day to literally change humanity,” Gelsinger said of the printing press. “And so my question today is: are we going to embrace [and] shape AI as a technology that truly does become a powerful embodiment of the Church and the expression of the Church?”
Jesus’s hackathon
Straddling the worlds of AI, Christianity, and faith-tech, Gloo isn’t solely focused on shaping the AI sector through Silicon Valley. It’s wielding influence in other ways, such as by supporting and funding a Christian tech ecosystem. The company hosted a three-day hackathon following the seminar at Colorado Christian University; its event saw more than 600 participants compete for over $250,000 in prize money – nearly triple the attender count from 2024.
Though growing, the event was not without hiccups. Ryan Siebert, an AI product developer and hackathon attender, said he was able to get Gloo’s newest LLM, which has not yet been publicly launched, to provide him a recipe for methamphetamine through a prompt injection”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qbispr2bksazucagmo5zx6ec/bafkreigue444bon4vep7djzdbuspcqy4x5hhscxlqhxpbjt6ystzt6nila)
