### Summary
Christians should not fear the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) but instead see it as an opportunity to spread the Good News. AI has been around for a long time, and achieving human-level intelligence in computers remains challenging. Christians can use AI to advance their ministries and present biblical truths in new ways.
### Facts
- AI tools have been deployed since the 1950s and are now present in many aspects of daily life.
- Large language models (LLMs) like OpenAI's ChatGPT have sparked panic about AI capabilities.
- Achieving human-level intelligence in computers has proven more difficult than expected.
- Christians can find awe and worship in the complexity of intelligence, seeing it as a reflection of God's design.
- The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) has adopted a resolution on AI, emphasizing godly wisdom and discernment in its utilization.
- AI advancements can benefit various industries and societies, including churches, by improving administrative tasks and freeing up human resources.
- Christians have a history of adopting new technologies to spread God's love, from written texts to radio, television, internet, and smartphone apps.
- Christians should maintain a default attitude of hope, embracing AI from a place of eschatological hope rather than fear or blind acceptance.
- Regardless of the future of AI, Christians find comfort in the supremacy of God.
AI software like ChatGPT is being increasingly used by students to solve math problems, answer questions, and write essays, but educators, parents, and teachers need to address the responsible use of such powerful technology in the classroom to avoid academic dishonesty and consider how it can level the playing field for students with limited resources.
Generative AI, like ChatGPT, has the potential to revolutionize debates and interviews by leveling the field and focusing on content rather than debating skills or speaking ability.
Utah educators are concerned about the use of generative AI, such as ChatGPT, in classrooms, as it can create original content and potentially be used for cheating, leading to discussions on developing policies for AI use in schools.
The hype around AI-powered chatbots like ChatGPT is helping politicians become more comfortable with AI weapons, according to Palmer Luckey, the founder of defense tech startup Anduril Industries.
A church in Austin, Texas used artificial intelligence to create an entire Sunday service, raising questions about the sacredness of AI-generated content and the necessity of human emotion in worship.
The Violet Crown City Church in Austin experimented with an AI-generated service, using ChatGPT to create the order of worship, prayers, sermon, liturgy, and an original song, raising questions about the role of AI in sacred and inspired experiences.
Using AI tools like ChatGPT can help you improve productivity, brainstorm ideas, and ask questions without fear of judgment in a professional context, according to Sarah Hoffman, VP of AI and machine learning research at Fidelity Investments.
OpenAI's ChatGPT, which recently gained the ability to speak, led an employee to have an emotional therapy session, highlighting the growing efforts to make AI appear more human, despite the mixed results of previous AI therapy experiments.
Generative chatbots like ChatGPT have the potential to enhance learning but raise concerns about plagiarism, cheating, biases, and privacy, requiring fact-checking and careful use. Stakeholders should approach AI with curiosity, promote AI literacy, and proactively engage in discussions about its use in education.
Generative AI, such as ChatGPT, is evolving to incorporate multi-modality, fusing text, images, sounds, and more to create richer and more capable programs that can collaborate with teams and contribute to continuous learning and robotics, prompting an arms race among tech giants like Microsoft and Google.
ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence that can act as a personal assistant, helping with tasks, writing assistance, email management, learning new skills, and providing personalized recommendations.
A pastor at Violet Crown City Church in Texas conducted a worship service generated by an AI software, ChatGPT, but found it to be lacking in the "human element" and "spirit empowerment" necessary for a genuine worship experience. The experiment was a one-time event, as the pastor and congregation did not find the AI-generated service fulfilling.
AI chatbot software, such as ChatGPT, shows promising accuracy and completeness in answering medical questions, making it a potential tool for the healthcare industry, although concerns about privacy, misinformation, and the role of healthcare professionals remain.
Georgia Tech encourages the responsible use of artificial intelligence tools, such as ChatGPT, for college admissions essays as they can be helpful in combination with the student's personal input and creativity.
