As national conversations about artificial intelligence (AI) intensify, religious leaders and scholars are examining the potential ramifications these emerging technologies will have on worship, both its practice and its role in life modern
Some experts and religious leaders are also concerned about whether religion will have any place in AI programming, or whether the intellectual will eventually prevail over the spiritual in society.
It’s possible and even likely, experts say.
SOUTH CAROLINA PRIEST SAYS ‘NO PLACE’ FOR AI AFTER CATHOLIC CHURCH IN ASIA USES IT FOR SYNOD DOCUMENT
Dan Schneider, Media Research Center and vice president of Free Speech America, is blunt and forceful in his assessment of AI.
“The [political] the left controls artificial intelligence and the left goes with what the left wants to do,” Schneider, who is based in Reston, Virginia, told Fox News Digital in a recent phone interview.
“The left despises the whole idea of a superior being that establishes standards of good and evil,” he also said, and added that “the left sees religion as the engine that has destroyed different societies and peoples throughout of history”.
“The left controls the tools of AI, and the left wants to take that to war against people of faith in the future,” said Dan Schneider, vice president of the Media Research Center and Free Speech America, in Reston, Virginia. . (iStock)
He continued: “They blame religion for this, when religion is responsible for most of the good that has taken place in the world.”
Schneider added that AI “will be the greatest weapon against faith, against truth, against religion.”
He added: “We will not see the word ‘God’ as a priority in AI programming.”
“It’s important to remember that we need transformation more than information.”
Schneider said it’s important for believers to be aware of the pitfalls of artificial intelligence, engaging with the issues surrounding it rather than “hiding from it.”
Comparing AI to politics, Schneider added, “What we do know is that people of faith today are less interested in politics than they were ten years ago,” he said.
CHATBOT “HALLUCINATIONS” PERPETUATE POLITICAL FALSEITIES, BIAS THAT HAVE REWRITE AMERICAN HISTORY
“It’s like we’re back in the 50s [or] The era of the 1960s when people of faith think that maybe politics is just for other people to participate in.”
Schneider said that with AI as with politics, the wiser believers are about emerging technologies, the better.
It’s important for believers to become “converted” to the pitfalls of artificial intelligence, engaging with the issues surrounding it, said Dan Schneider, vice president of the Media Research Center and Free Speech America in Reston, Virginia. (iStock)
“There are many potential benefits to AI, however [believers] you need to wake up,” he added.
“The left controls the tools of AI and the left wants to take it to war against people of faith in the future,” he also said.
He added: “If people of faith see value in it today, they must join this fight to protect the advantage of AI tomorrow.”
“The left controls the tools of AI and the left wants to take it to war against people of faith in the future.”
Pastor Jesse Bradley of Auburn, Washington, said the “reality” is that the use of AI is increasing in our culture and is “very powerful.”
He said AI “is a tool that can be used in a positive way, to gain information and knowledge.”
He continued: “At the same time, it has the potential for privacy violations and manipulation.”
10 WAYS THE GOVERNMENT IS USING AI TO CREATE THE TOTALITARIAN SOCIETY FROM ORWELL’S ‘1984’
AI raises dozens of new “legal and ethical” questions, Bradley continued.
“In the wrong hands, AI can take away freedoms and undermine community and human dignity.”
He added: “It is important to remember that we need transformation rather than information.”
“True friendships and genuine community are a gift from God, and should be protected and prioritized,” said Pastor Jesse Bradley of Auburn, Washington. (iStock)
Love is “more important” than knowledge, he also said.
“The grace of Jesus changes our hearts; a relationship with God fills our souls. If we seek God, he will give us wisdom in all situations,” he said.
Bradley said we need to prioritize and “highly value” human connection.
“AI should be used in a way that honors God and is benevolent,” he stressed.
“Our screen time is increasing, but what we really need is each other, along with unity and healing in our nation.”
“In the end, even if human intelligence is surpassed by AI, that will not make it human.”
We need to focus on “serving, loving, encouraging and praying” for one another, he also said.
“Authentic friendships and genuine community are a gift from God, and should be treasured and prioritized,” he added.
Another faith leader said a “fundamental question” being asked today is “what exactly does it mean” to be human.
TEENAGERS TURN TO SNAPCHAT’S ‘MY AI’ FOR MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, DOCTORS WARN
“This question is especially prevalent in an age of advanced technologies like artificial intelligence,” Jason Thacker, research chair in technology ethics and director of the Commission’s research institute, told Fox News Digital via email. of Ethics and Religious Liberty of the Southern Baptist Convention. .
Thacker, based in Louisville, Kentucky, noted, “Humanity is fundamentally different from AI in that we are somebody versus something.”
AI may be able to present information or perform complex human-like tasks, but it cannot “truly witness” or even preach, as it is unable to “experience the true grace or redemption from sin that is at the core of the gospel”. message,” said one faith leader. (iStock)
He continued: “At its core, the Christian witness and gospel is not about the transfer of information or simply acquiring more knowledge, but about a personal encounter with the living God that is shared with other bearers of ‘images’.
He added: “Therefore, while an AI may present information or perform complex human-like tasks, it cannot witness or even truly preach, as it is unable to experience the true grace or redemption of sin that is lies at the base. core of the gospel message.”
Another faith leader says AI may be able to “produce and disseminate biblical, doctrinal and evangelistic messages,” but proclaiming the gospel requires the “physical presence” of God’s people in the world.
“Christians proclaim the gospel through our embodied existence.”
“If we only consider verbal or written production and dissemination, it seems likely that AI will be able to proclaim the gospel,” Dr. James Spencer, president of the DL Moody Center, located in Northfield, Massachusetts, told Fox News Digital in an email. message
AI-POWERED MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSTIC TOOL COULD BE FIRST OF ITS KIND TO PREDICT, TREAT DEPRESSION
“Having said that,” he continued, “proclaiming the gospel requires the presence of the Church in the world. Just as Christ made the Father known through the incarnation, so too we Christians proclaim the gospel to through our embodied existence.”
He also said, “AI can never replace the church as a people gathered together to demonstrate the manifold wisdom of God (Eph 3:10), because demonstrating the wisdom of God is not a matter of function or potential, but of substance and being .”
“The gospel is learned through an embodied existence immersed in the reality of God’s active presence.” said Dr. James Spencer of the DL Moody Center in Massachusetts. (iStock)
“The reality of the existence of the Church points to the reality of Christ”, he affirmed.
If AI can proclaim the gospel, said Dr. Spencer, prompts a second question: “Can AI learn the gospel?”
He continued, “Learning the gospel is not simply a matter of mastering an intellectual idea through sophisticated coding or interactions with large data sets. The gospel is learned through an embodied existence immersed in the reality of the active presence of God”.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
He also said, “It is learned as God’s people prove it through obedience. It is learned through the Holy Spirit who dwells in those who believe.”
AI may be able to proclaim the words of the gospel, Dr. Spencer said, but it cannot “learn the gospel like humans can.”
CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER
He said: “In the end, even if human intelligence is surpassed by AI, that will not make AI human. It will not be human because the essence of what it means to be human is not a matter of capabilities, but to be and, in particular, to be made in the image of God”.
Deirdre Reilly is a senior lifestyle editor at Fox News Digital.
