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Christian AI App Sparks Controversy: 'Jesus' Tells Users to Follow Their Heart on Abortion

Christian AI App Sparks Controversy: 'Jesus' Tells Users to Follow Their Heart on Abortion

A new Christian AI app on Apple platforms claims to reveal what Jesus would do in a modern context, but its answers on hot-button topics often stray from the historical, traditional teachings of the faith.

U.S. Approach to AI in Warfare Would Reflect "Judeo-Christian" Values, Air Force General Says

U.S. Approach to AI in Warfare Would Reflect "Judeo-Christian" Values, Air Force General Says

"And that takes several forms. The first one is, what do we think we're allowed to let AI [do]? The second one is how do we know how the algorithm made decisions? And do we trust it? And the third one is, at what point are we ready to let the algorithm start doing some things on its own that maybe we are or aren't comfortable with?" he said.

Text with Jesus: New AI App Enables ‘Conversations’ with Christ and Biblical Characters

Text with Jesus: New AI App Enables ‘Conversations’ with Christ and Biblical Characters

It’s been some 2,000 years since Jesus and the apostles walked the earth, but an innovative new smartphone app provides users the ability to “text” them through the use of artificial intelligence. 

How Should Christians Respond to Artificial Intelligence?

How Should Christians Respond to Artificial Intelligence?

I often joke that because of the number of sci-fi movies about artificial intelligence out there, we’ve already seen how this story ends – with robots taking over the world. So why mess around with it?

Despite my half-hearted protests, AI seems like it is here to stay. AI is creeping up in every corner of our society – from copywriting programs to personalized shopping to autonomous vehicles. It seems like out of “nowhere,” AI is now everywhere.

With this technology becoming a part of our lives more and more each day, Christians may be wondering how they should respond to AI.

Hybrid Church Is Definitely Here to Stay

Hybrid Church Is Definitely Here to Stay
The digital revolution is nothing new. This revolution was put into cultural play in 2007 through the launch of the iPhone and then radically accelerated due to the COVID pandemic. And that model is here to stay.

Play vs. Screens

Play vs. Screens

Recently, an article in Nautilus magazine touted the benefits of play. Authors Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross conclude, “Play … is universal to our species, and when humans play, it positively influences both their cognitive development and their emotional well-being.” This is particularly important for developing what experts call “the 6 C’s”: collaboration, communication, content, critical thinking, creative innovation, and confidence.

But today’s kids aren’t playing. Instead, the generation of human beings with more leisure time than at any other moment in history is spending it on screens.

Bed Bath & Beyond… and the Church

Bed Bath & Beyond… and the Church
By now you may have heard that Bed Bath & Beyond (BB&B) has filed for bankruptcy and will be closing its stores. Many churches are making the same mistake. They cling to an in-person, physical model in stunning denial of the digital revolution of our world, failing to see how negatively it is impacting their mission.

'Technoshamanism': Why a Post-Christian Future Is Still Religious

'Technoshamanism': Why a Post-Christian Future Is Still Religious

In the history of the world, the wholesale rejections of the supernatural is a quirk of Western secularism. At the same time, it will not ultimately survive the human longing for transcendence and communion with the supernatural, no matter how far technology advances.

Should AI Be Shut Down?

Should AI Be Shut Down?

Recently, a number of prominent tech executives, including Elon Musk, signed an open letter urging a 6-month pause on all AI research. That was not enough for AI theorist Eliezer Yudkowsky. In an opinion piece for TIME magazine, he argued that “We Need to Shut It All Down,” and he didn’t mince his words:

Many researchers steeped in these issues, including myself, expect that the most likely result of building a superhumanly smart AI… is that literally everyone on Earth will die. Not as in “maybe possibly some remote chance,” but as in “that is the obvious thing that would happen.”