Artificial Intelligence

“… if you search for ‘52-week systematic theology’ on Amazon you will get dozens of hits on books that all say ‘52-week systematic theology’ somewhere in the title, have no real author or an author that is almost certainly AI-generated….

“We need the humanities today to remind us how to be fully human as God designed us, to exercise the gifts God has given us, and to love our neighbor.” - TGC

“If it doesn’t come from gty.org or GraceChurch.org, I can’t vouch for its authenticity. Furthermore, any AI-produced recording that purports to express the views of John MacArthur is certainly fake.” - Phil Johnson

“our conversation continues with Dr. Donald Wunsch on his experiences with AI and his recent article in the IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine about artificial general intelligence. He first reminds us why Artificial General Intelligence is a problematic term and why AGI is very unlikely to arrive by 2030” - Mind Matters News

“New technologies require humans to wrestle again with ultimate questions, not merely as to what is right and wrong but with what it means to be human. Work is vital, not only as a way in which humans can love and serve our neighbors, but also as a fulfillment of the Creation mandate.” - Breakpoint

“In today’s segment, Dr. Wunsch discusses a paper he recently wrote that challenges both techno-optimism and doomsday narratives, arguing that the greatest dangers of AI arise not from autonomous machines, but from human misuse, poor policy and concentrated power.” - Mind Matters

“Most pastors now use AI to write messages, and the level of work AI does in that process could be troubling. The Christian Post surveyed pastors regarding AI and found the following” - P&D

“The use of this technology is another invitation — instead of outwardly mourning and acknowledging the reality of the death — to stay stuck instead of experiencing perturbation, or the capacity to experience change and movementmovement.” - Medscape

“In just the three years since ChatGPT launched, it’s estimated that there are nearly 800 million monthly active users. Google Maps took around 7 years to reach that milestone, and ChatGPT is now just one of many popular AI chatbots.” - CToday

“There’s a line between using AI to lessen the burden of ministry and using AI to escape the responsibilities God has called you to do. But as I consider the potential role of AI in my ministry and where that line may be, what I need most isn’t a list of dos and don’ts. I need wisdom.” - TGC