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Four Down, One to Go! The AI Torah Commentary: Volume 4: Numbers /www.amazon.com/dp/B0BV2M8VPM Impossible Torah is an experimental biblical commentary project created by Rabbi Menachem Creditor. Through the technology of OpenAI ChatGPT, diverse voices from throughout history and culture are brought back to life, each generated to reflect on a Torah portion through the unique prism of their life's recorded work. The Numbers volume of Impossible Torah features the artificially generated voices of: BEMIDBAR in the style of David Ben-Gurion in the style of Georgia O’Keeffe in the style of Dante Alighieri NASO in the style of Bahya ibn Paquda in the style of Susan B. Anthony in the style of Robert Bellah BE’HA’ALOTECHA in the style of Sir Isaac Newton in the style of Peter Drucker in the style of Paul Farmer SHLACH in the style of the Childlike Empress in the style of Yehoshua ben Nun in the style of Rebecca KORACH in the styles of Datan and Aviram in the style of Mercy Otis Warren in the style of Rabbi Everett Gendler CHUKAT in the style of Emily Dickinson in the style of Joan Didion in the style of the Red Heifer BALAK in the style of Joseph In the style of the Talking Donkey in the style of Donkey from Shrek PINCHAS in the style of Ethel Snowden in the style of Aviezer Ravitzky in the style of Dr. Mary Edwards Walker MATOT in the style Albert Camus in the style of President Abraham Lincoln in the style of Dorian Gray MASEI in the style of Douglas Adams in the style of Mother Theresa in the style of Freya Stark #ImpossibleTorah #aitorahcommentary #aitorah #Numbers #Bamidbar #Bemidbar https://www.instagram.com/p/CpNiGQIuhmf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Can’t believe how wonderful and strange this project has been. As someone who lives deep in emotional space, I’ve found people’s responses fascinating. I wrote about Gun Violence and Civil Rights, and meaningful Torah, and people don’t always respond. But this experiment with artificial intelligence, which is changing the world faster than we realize, has generated lots of interesting reactions - good and bad. I’ll be in conversation about this brave new frontier with Rabbi Ashira Konigsburg and Russel Neiss at Ramah Darom’s Pesach Retreat in just a week, and look forward to sharing the exploration in communities I’ll be visiting. Shabbat Shalom! #ai #torah #impossibletorah https://www.instagram.com/p/CqL9WLmL_Uk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

an excerpt from the introduction to the forthcoming fourth volume of The AI Torah Commentary: "... I’m writing these words on Monday, February 26, 2023. It is many things today, including the 20th anniversary of the passing of Fred Rogers, Mr. Rogers, of blessed memory. He was my neighbor, and he taught me how special I am. He taught millions. You might wonder why I include this in an introduction to the fourth volume of the AI Torah Commentary, this one on the Book of Numbers, Bemidbar. Here is why. Mr. Rogers would never have guessed that twenty years after his leaving this world, a rabbi would be able to type his name into a search field, find a video montage of his sweetest teachings, cry quite a bit, and – facing the very screen that brought his beautiful face close to mine once again – subsequently share a Jewish reflection on the Weekly Torah Portion (it happens to be Parashat Tetzaveh) using some of his wisdom teachings. But, given the technology available, his spirit lives on, and I hope my teaching brought his memory honor. This is, of course, a simple and well-intentioned example of channeling of the past into the present for the sake of the future. It coursed through my human soul and not through the algorithms of an artificial intelligence language map. But the intention matters, as the technology I used is value neutral, and can be utilized for good, for bad, and often for inanity. Today, it brought a gift back into my world, and perhaps, through the use of technology, I helped extend Mr. Roger’s kindness into the worlds of others. One can only hope..." #impossibletorah #aitorahcommentary #aitorah https://www.instagram.com/p/CpK6CW3LplY/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Proud to share my new essay, 'An AI Torah Commentary?', live on The Times of Israel at https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/an-ai-torah-commentary/! #ImpossibleTorah #AITorah #AITorahCommentary https://www.instagram.com/p/CpKl2yKrCEu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

TODAY! 5pm Eastern A Conversation about The AI Torah Commentary! Featuring with @rabbijoel, @cantorycontent, and @rabbicreditor! On the @wilshireboulevardtemple #Instagram chennel: https://www.instagram.com/wilshireboulevardtemple/ #ImpossibleTorah https://www.instagram.com/p/Co-dMugr1dN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

3 down, 2 to go! #ImpossibleTorah https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BV2M8VPM https://www.instagram.com/p/CoxMYLCLeFo/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The AI Torah Commentary, Volume 2: Exodus has been published! A brief note, reflecting on some conversations I've been having about what this is and isn't: AI is going to disrupt everything, especially online content. It's all new. It's all fraught. Here's what I actually did in creating this commentary: conceived of the project, composed an introduction, selected the voices from the past, crafted specific prompts for chatgpt, edited for accuracy, formatted, created the cover, submitted for review with the independent publisher, and published. That should suffice for the ethics. Nothing purports to be "the voice of," but rather "in the style of", and all figures chosen fit the parameter of no longer being alive and not having spoken hatefully of others. I feel good about those aspects. But this whole AI thing is very complicated. I've taught about this every morning since the day Volume 1 went public (you can find it on the UJA-Federation of New York FB page in the archived videos starting last Tuesday). All 5 volumes should be completed within the next few weeks. My goal is to prompt thoughtful conversation and debate about this brave, strange new technology, what it means and what it doesn't, how it differs from classic techniques like bibliodrama and how it resembles imaginative, historical fiction. Much to discuss. #ImpossibleTorah #AITorah #AITorahCommentary #Exodus https://www.instagram.com/p/ConeZtQPuWi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

It's a brave new world, where a concept can become actualized like this. I hold in my hand the world's first AI Torah Commentary. Wow. I've completed the manuscript for Exodus, and am beginning work on Leviticus. No idea what any of this means in the long term, but am learning rapidly, assessing, witnessing something new. Technology is a tool in the world, constantly evolving, and Torah has never shied away from innovation - we must carefully study what this new step means, unafraid to play and make mistakes with every step. Volume 1: Genesis! -- amazon.com/dp/B0BV1F3BYC #ImpossibleTorah #AI #Torah The Genesis volume of Impossible Torah features the artificially generated voices of: Bereshit in the style of William Wordsworth in the style of Mary Oliver in the style of William Shakespeare Noach in the style of Dr. Seuss In the style of Jane Austen In the style of Dr. Spock Lech-Lecha In the style of Stephen Soundheim in the style of Joseph Halévy In the style of Anne Conway Vayera In the style of Victor Hugo In the style of Emma Lazarus In the style of René Descartes Chayei Sara In the style of Gene Wilder In the style of James Baldwin In the style of Sandy Koufax Toldot in the style of The Brothers Grimm In the style of Groucho Marx In the style of Golda Meir Vayetzei In the style of Nelson Mandella in the style of Daenerys Targaryen in the style of Gershom Scholem Vayishlach In the style of Benjamin Franklin In the style of Amos Oz In the style of Marie Curie Vayeshev In the style of Yoda In the style of Harriet Beecher Stowe In the style of Bella Abzug Miketz In the style of Harvey Milk In the style of Baruch Spinoza In the style of Nina Simone Vayigash In the style of John Lennon In the style of Charlotte Brontë In the style of Jorge Luis Borges Vayechi In the style of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel In the style of President John F. Kennedy In the style of the Prophet Isaiah #AI #AITorah #ImpossibleTorah #Genesis #NewBook https://www.instagram.com/p/CodJxz3vEbv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=