Dr Boumediene Hamzi, a member of the The Alan Turing Institute who recently completed our postgraduate certificate programme in Islamic philosophy, has recently published the following paper exploring Islam and artificial intelligence:

• ‘Redefining Reality: An Islamic Metaphysical Critique of AI’s Data-Centric Worldview’, in Philosophies (2026) https://www.mdpi.com/2409-9287/11/1/18

He was also a co-author of the following paper:

• Fatima Ali, Karim Bouzoubaa, Frank Gelli, Boumediene Hamzi & Suhair Khan, ‘Islamic Ethics and AI: An Evaluation of Existing Approaches to AI using Trusteeship Ethics’, in Philosophy & Technology, vol. 38 (2025) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13347-025-00922-4

On another topic, the following paper of his is soon to be printed in the Journal of Shi’a Islamic Studies:

• ‘Theistic and Non-Theistic Ontologies in Comparison: A Critical Re-Evaluation of Comparative Studies between Mullā Ṣadrā and Heidegger’

He and Ambar Khawaja also co-authored an intriguing read, People are Asleep: A Spiritual Allegory of the Simulated Real, which explores the intersection of artificial intelligence and traditional Islamic spirituality.

Boumediene Hamzi has spearheaded a research group focusing on Islam and artificial intelligence, which has now held 3 conferences. He and Amina Inloes, a lecturer at the College, are currently working on an edited volume on Islam and artificial intelligence.