### 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.
Artificial intelligence and robotics are increasingly infiltrating religion, with examples such as an AI chatbot representing Jesus on Twitch, robots performing Hindu rituals, and AI chatbots delivering sermons, blurring the boundaries between faith and technology.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a complex and transformative technology that raises theological and moral questions, but Christians should view it as a tool provided by God and use it for good and wise purposes, bearing in mind that it cannot replicate the divine image or bring about ultimate salvation.
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.
