Cyrus Olsen AI/ML Work
Publications, Presentations, & Collaborations
Cyrus P. Olsen III - ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1293-1937
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
"Prudential Judgment, Religious Ethics, and AI/ML in Emergency Care." Journal of Religious Ethics, August 8, 2026.
"Compassionate AI and the Alignment Problem" (with Mark Graves, Jane Compson, Ali-Reza Bhojani, and Thomas Arnold). Theology and Science 22, no. 1 (Spring 2024); published online February 11, 2024.
Select Professional Addresses
(*Peer Reviewed)
"AI and the Academy," Brueggeman Center for Dialogue, Xavier University, October 8, 2025.
"Faith-Informed Reflection Machines (FIRM) and Trauma Care," Oxford Collaboration on Theology and Artificial Intelligence (OCTAI), May 8, 2025 (virtual).
"Virtuous AI?: Perspectives on Prudential Judgement in Medicine from the US and Uganda," Center for Theology and Natural Science (CTNS) Public Forum, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, CA, September 30, 2024.
"Data Science, Health, and Spirituality in Uganda," Data Science Institute and Saint Ignatius Institute/Lane Center, University of San Francisco, September 24, 2024.
*"AI, Ambient Technologies, & Compassion in Healthcare," Science Summit at UNGA79, September 18, 2024.
*"Translational Science, Theology, and AI/ML: Prudential Judgment in Emergency Medical Decision-Making" (with Zachary Shinar, MD, David Lowe, MD, Pål Morberg, MD), CTNS/GTU, Berkeley, CA, June 12–15, 2023.
Selected Service
College of Arts and Sciences — University of San Francisco
Data Institute — Consultation for Curricular Ethics Integration, 2022–2023.
Academy Service — University of San Francisco
Moderator, AI and Faith Town Hall Meeting, January 12, 2023.
University Service — University of Scranton
Co-Architect and Participant, The University of Scranton's role in the AAC&U's 2025–2026 Institute on AI, Pedagogy, and the Curriculum, September 11, 2025–April 7, 2026 (online).
Service to the Wider Academy
Oxford Collaboration on Theology and Artificial Intelligence (OCTAI)
Participants named on OCTAI workshop pages: Cyrus Olsen
Roots AI Foundation, Research Partner/Team Member
Research Fellow, AI & Faith, 2022–present; Member, Coordinating Catholic Connections; Network Lead, AI & Faith, 2022–2024.