As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“Citing the increasing use of artificial intelligence tools in the military, a coalition of leaders from several multifaith organizations urged Congress on Friday to take steps to prevent the use of AI-powered autonomous weapons from being used for killing without human intervention.” - CPost
“A major publisher recently pulled a new novel for a novel reason: a strong suspicion that the book was at least partially written by a generative artificial intelligence app. This is likely to become an increasingly common pattern in the world of trade publishing, and new research suggests AI-generated writing is widely infiltrating American newspapers.” - CToday
“To date, state laws regulating AI express a growing consensus among the American people regarding how they want AI to be governed. Americans want legislation that emphasizes inquiry, humanity, transparency, safety, security, and accountability.” - IFS
“When I read many examples of Christian commentary on AI, I don’t find myself learning more about AI’s capacities, or even anecdotal evidence of its capacity to create worthwhile things. I just find myself being warned that this could kill me, that it will probably take my job, and that the proper heart posture is a persistent sense of despair.” - Acton
“As a lifetime conservative Reaganite and free marketeer, I would suggest that many on the right are erring on one side of the horse, only to get up and fall off on the other side.” - World
Last semester, one of my friends, who adjuncts at a local college, told a story about how he pulled one of his students aside after reading an essay that didn’t quite sound like him. The tone seemed too polished and robotic. The structure came across symmetrically predictable. It eventually came out that the young man had used AI to write the paper. But that wasn’t the part that blew up my brain.
“Scripture explains that knowing is a lot more than possessing facts. More specifically, the book of Proverbs describes wisdom as something that comes only from rigour: the rigour of study, of obedience, and of experience. Wisdom is a gift given by God.” - David de Bruyn
“The real issue is what habitual AI use does to us. It turns into muscle memory that, over time, will reshape basic Christian habits like what we pay attention to, what we expect, and where we look for counsel.” - TGC
“What AI at its BEST will do to the economy. The rural, small town resistance to AI. And the next election campaigns will be rife with AI.” - Veith
Also: AI Watch, Part 1
“According to the most recent MinistryWatch survey of Christian ministry executives, 27% responded that they use AI for vital functions, such as fundraising, research, or content creation. Another 59% say they have experimented with AI but it is not an integral part of their operations.” - MinistryWatch
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