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Marius Dorobantu is a pioneering scholar at the intersection of theology and artificial intelligence, carving out a distinctive niche in what might be called "computational theology." His research explores how emerging AI technologies challenge, enrich, and reshape fundamental theological questions about personhood, consciousness, and religious experience. Dorobantu's most influential work, "Artificial Intelligence as a Testing Ground for Key Theological Questions" (2022), has garnered 29 citations and systematically maps how AI engagement can benefit theological inquiry, balancing rigorous analysis with bold speculative thinking. His subsequent studies push these boundaries further — investigating whether robots could develop authentic religiosity by drawing on theological, evolutionary, and cognitive frameworks, and examining how the "relational turn" in understanding human personhood intersects with computational perspectives. His contributed chapter on "Artificial Intelligence and Christianity" demonstrates his growing recognition as a synthesizing voice in this emerging field. Collectively, Dorobantu's scholarship invites theologians to take AI seriously as an intellectual partner, while encouraging AI researchers to grapple with profound questions about what it means to be human, relational, and potentially spiritual — contributions that are increasingly relevant as intelligent machines become embedded in everyday life.