{"id":3157,"date":"2026-07-02T10:21:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T10:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dto.world\/?p=3157"},"modified":"2026-07-02T12:06:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T12:06:37","slug":"uk-parliament-session-on-ai-and-freedom-of-religion-or-belief-8-july-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dto.world\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/uk-parliament-session-on-ai-and-freedom-of-religion-or-belief-8-july-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Parliament Session on AI and Freedom of Religion or Belief, 8 July 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/dto.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AI-freedom-of-religion-event-8-July-2026-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dto.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AI-freedom-of-religion-event-8-July-2026-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/dto.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AI-freedom-of-religion-event-8-July-2026-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/dto.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AI-freedom-of-religion-event-8-July-2026-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/dto.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AI-freedom-of-religion-event-8-July-2026-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/dto.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AI-freedom-of-religion-event-8-July-2026.png 1672w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Faith@Work and Dare to Overcome Convene UK Parliament Session on AI and Freedom of Religion or Belief<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>London, 8 July 2026<\/strong> \u2014 Faith@Work and Dare to Overcome will convene a Parliamentary Session on <strong>AI and Freedom of Religion or Belief<\/strong> on Wednesday, 8 July 2026, from 5:00 to 6:00 PM in Committee Room 20, Houses of Parliament, London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hosted by the <strong>APPG for Freedom of Religion or Belief<\/strong>, the session will explore the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence for freedom of religion or belief, human dignity, and human flourishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speakers include <strong>Professor Lord Tarassenko CBE FREng FMedSci<\/strong>, President of Reuben College, University of Oxford, and <strong>Brian J. Grim, Ph.D.<\/strong>, President of the Religious Freedom &amp; Business Foundation and Global Chair of Dare to Overcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The session is part of an ongoing Faith@Work and Dare to Overcome series examining the intersection of faith, work, technology, human dignity, and public life. The conversation began at the <strong>UK Faith@Work Conference hosted by EY in April<\/strong>, continues now in the UK Parliament, and will develop further at the <strong>London School of Economics on 16 October 2026<\/strong> during <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dto.world\">Dare to Overcome London 2026<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs artificial intelligence reshapes workplaces, economies, education, and public life, we must ask not only what technology can do, but what kind of society it should help us build,\u201d said Dr. Brian Grim. \u201cFreedom of religion or belief is central to that question because it protects conscience, dignity, identity, and the human search for meaning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The July 8 session will bring together policymakers, faith and business leaders, scholars, and technology experts for a focused discussion on responsible innovation and the future of human-centred society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Attendance is limited.\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:appgforb@theforbfoundation.org\">Email for invitation<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Faith@Work and Dare to Overcome Convene UK Parliament Session on AI and Freedom of Religion or Belief London, 8 July 2026 \u2014 Faith@Work and Dare to Overcome will convene a Parliamentary Session on AI and Freedom of Religion or Belief on Wednesday, 8 July 2026, from 5:00 to 6:00 PM in Committee &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dto.world\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/uk-parliament-session-on-ai-and-freedom-of-religion-or-belief-8-july-2026\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;UK Parliament Session on AI and Freedom of Religion or Belief, 8 July 2026&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dto.world\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dto.world\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dto.world\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dto.world\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dto.world\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3157"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dto.world\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3161,"href":"https:\/\/dto.world\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3157\/revisions\/3161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dto.world\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dto.world\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dto.world\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}