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Science, Spirituality, and AI: A Physicist and a Rabbi Debate the Nature of Humanity at Rio Innovation Week 2026
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The Boca Raton Tribune
By Claudia CatherineRio de Janeiro — August 07, 2026 — The perennial debate over the existence of God and the nature of human free will found a contemporary battleground on Friday, August 7, as Rio Innovation Week 2026 concluded its programming.
For Rabbi Bonder, the immaterial nature of human choice serves as the defining demarcation between humanity and the rest of the natural world.
“This view is flawed, it is not like that,” Dr. Gleiser argued.
AI, Dr. Gleiser warned, operates instead through emotional simulation.
As Rio Innovation Week 2026 closed its doors at Pier Mauá, the dialogue between Dr. Gleiser and Rabbi Bonder provided a philosophical capstone to a summit heavily focused on technological advancement.