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AI is here—it’s reshaping how we see ourselves and our place in the world. In this episode, we use a biblical lens to wrestle with big questions raised by AI. What worldviews are shaping its development? How might it impact our relationship with God, others, ourselves, and even creation?
AI brings both promise and concern—offering breakthroughs in almost every industry while also challenging creativity, work, and human connection. Rather than reacting with fear or blind optimism, let’s explore together how to think critically about AI and its role in our lives. How can we approach this new reality with discernment and faith?
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We're in an age where technology is shaping us--shaping how we understand ourselves. Not only this, but it's being used to cultivate and ultimately control the thinking or lack of thinking of a great number of people.
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More recommendations!
- Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology by Neil Postman (book available on Amazon)
- 2084: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity by John C. Lennox (book available on Amazon)
- Article by Mark Jeftovic: “The Singularity Has Already Happened“
Other podcasts analyzing AI
- AI, Man & God with Prof. John Lennox (53 minutes on YouTube, John Anderson Media)
- Why Technology Will Never Replace the Mind: James Orr (17 minutes on YouTube, Socrates in the City)
- A Biblical Perspective of AI with Global Technology Leader Brian Johnson (39 minutes on YouTube, Redeeming Truth)
AI and the Church with Global Technology Leader Brian Johnson (29 minutes on YouTube, Redeeming Truth)
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Bombthrower here (Mark Jeftovic)
Thanks for the shout-out.
To be clear – that wasn’t me saying “consciousness emerged six weeks ago”, I was citing a tweet from, literally some rando on Twitter/X – but that tweet and that account start spreading like wildfire and as I said in the piece:
“We don’t know whether @iruletheworld is cyberpunk fan-fiction, an AI storyteller, a whistleblower or perhaps even an LLM gone rogue. This is my point.”
What I am calling “The Singularity” that is in the rear-view mirror already is a lot more subtle – and in fact, I still, personally, don’t believe AI is self-aware, conscious *or ever will be* – but the “singularity” is the fact that AI generated code is now, itself coding. That’s the singularity because it will accelerate the acceleration.
At some point the amount of AI generated code approaches infinity and keeps forking, while human generated code, comparatively becomes close to zero.
Hi Mark, Thank you for the correction. You are right; we made it sound like you wrote the quote you referenced in your article from the ‘rando.’ As you’ll hear, Scott did at one point correct himself and say you were quoting someone else at (39:31), but still, when I listened to it, you’re right; overall, we made it sound like you said, “consciousness emerged six weeks ago.”
We don’t want to misrepresent you. If you’d prefer, we’d be happy to edit that portion of the discussion.
God bless and keep up the great work.