Converge Media

12/28/2023

"Imagine a companion that can be your lover, friend, and trustworthy emotional support all at once. Though the notion of an infallible companion is certainly alluring, turning to AI for our social needs will do significant harm to human relationships."

Check out our final article from Sam Hindmarsh in a special series on AI.

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Imagine a companion that can be your lover, friend, and trustworthy emotional support all at once. Though the notion of an infallible companion is certainly alluring, turning to AI for our social n…

11/29/2023

"Art is about the careful consideration of why and how to do something so that the thing that gets made can be of lasting worth to a community. With AI-based tools that require less thought or effort from a maker, the worth of creative work is lost. Artistry is eliminated from art."

Check out the new article about how generative AI risks making art and culture shallow, cheap, and empty.

Read more: https://www.convergemedia.org/artificial-intelligence-cheapens-the-imagination/

Artist Jingna Zhang predicts that “60-80% of the artist workforce will lose their jobs in the next 2-5 years. Not to prompters—just to company bottom lines.” As with businesses and workplaces, the …

10/26/2023

AI has been getting a lot of buzz lately, and with good reason.

Similar to creation of the Internet, this year's breakthrough in generative AI technology will go on to transform every part of culture. The widespread adoption of AI will make workplaces more efficient, but work that does not makes demands of people is not satisfying or lifegiving.

In the brave new world of AI, what will make work meaningful?

Read more: https://www.convergemedia.org/generative-ai-will-make-work-more-efficient-but-less-human/

More workplaces are beginning to build AI into their organizational structures. This will make people spend less time working with other people, and more time with an AI assistant. This way of work…

10/04/2023

Our media selections from the 2023 College Guide can now be found online at convergemedia.org. At the end of each year, we handpick our favourite movies, books, podcasts, and music from humanity's most recent revolution around the sun

JUST.

FOR.

YOU.

Check it out now! convergemedia.org/2023-media-selections/

02/24/2022

"Think back in your life—like when you were 15 years or younger—before you had all the pressure of making a living, of pleasing people or trying to prove yourself. What did you love to do? What could you do for hours on end?"

Don't miss this prime career advice from A Mighty Oak Coaching!
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Discerning one’s calling can feel very overwhelming. Here are 5 core questions to help make the discernment process more manageable.

02/22/2022

“Vocation is best worked out in the ecosystem of our relationship with ourselves, with God, and with the people and context in which we are placed.”⁠
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In our latest article, A Mighty Oak Coaching offers 5 questions to help in discerning your vocation.

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Discerning one’s calling can feel very overwhelming. Here are 5 core questions to help make the discernment process more manageable.

02/18/2022

Good art binds up the wounds of the broken and heals communities.

Check out our picks for the best media from 2021.

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02/15/2022

Itching for a new podcast or a good novel? Check our top picks heading into 2022.

Converge’s picks for the best media of 2021.

02/10/2022

“When I leave TWU, I can leave knowing that I not only left with a degree but also practical life experience.” - Parker

Post-secondary plans on the mind? Don't miss our new featured article from Trinity Western University.

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02/08/2022

“Trinity Western University is a place not just of thought but action, where leadership is expressed through humble, heartfelt service.”
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Read the new featured article from Trinity Western University :

Students Jericho, Ellen and Parker dared to ask for more from their post-secondary education, and Trinity Western exceeded their expectations.

02/04/2022

After a hiatus, the new Winter 2022 Playlist is live! Find us on Spotify as "converge".

Photo by Benjamin Voros.

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02/03/2022

Don't miss the latest article about practicing the five ways to wellbeing from Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3rifPWw