Artificial Intelligence

“…what superintelligence means, why there is so much buzz around it, whether the buzz is justified, and how superintelligence may open doors to share about a God whose ways are higher than our own” - Reasons

“several translation organizations are exploring first drafts generated entirely with NLP [Natural Language Processing]” - Biblical Archaeology

“there are some opinions where Christians have very different views on AI compared to non-Christians. Just over one in four Christians (28%) say they are hopeful AI can do positive things in the world, compared to two in five non-Christians (39%).” - Barna

“The real threat of AI isn’t what you think. AI has the capacity to undermine our understanding of the human person.” - RNS

“AI and ChatGPT … make a tantalizing, almost irresistible offer: They’ll do your work for you. They’ll write the sermon, exegete the passage, draft the lesson plan, and outline the discussion questions while you get to the real work of ministry.” - CToday

“For a meeting meant to explore the future direction of AI and the ethics necessary to guide it, nearly everyone in that room had a vested financial interest in its continued growth and expansion.” - Breakpoint

“It’s been nearly a year since the research lab OpenAI quietly introduced the demo version of ChatGPT to the public… Google’s Bard and Meta’s open-source Llama 2, craft poetry and plays, write songs, and solve logic problems. Chatbots are now generating emails for marketers, code for developers, and grocery lists for home cooks.” - CToday

“behind many of these questions is a general unease or fear of the unknown. We simply want to address some biblical principles that may guide developing answers while confronting lurking fears about this new and complex technology.” - TGC

“Using his normal means of research, the pastor of Madison Baptist Church…had trouble narrowing down the ways the 12 apostles died. So he opened ChatGPT and asked the artificial intelligence (AI) application.” - Lifeway

“I argue that computer technology has already birthed a new, online techno-religion: a modern-day revival of Gnosticism.” - Public Discourse