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Genesis 11, Silicon Valley, and the Hubris LoopYou've heard the pitch before. Maybe you've given it."We're going to change the world. We're going to connect everyone. We're going to democratize access, disrupt the incumbents, and make the future arrive faster."There's something genuinely beautiful about that ambition. I've felt it —...
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Daniel 12:4 & The Information ExplosionThere's a moment in almost every developer's career when you stop and think: How did we get here so fast?Maybe it hit you the first time you asked an AI to debug your code and it actually worked. Maybe it was when you realized your...
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A few weeks ago, a story broke that most Christian media barely touched, but that I believe is one of the most theologically significant news items of the year: Anthropic — the company behind Claude, one of the world's most powerful AI systems — held private meetings with Christian leaders...
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The rise of AI spiritual companions isn't a tech problem — it's a community failureA few weeks ago, a graduate student knocked on my office door. She studies theology. She's been in church her whole life. She sat down and told me — with obvious hesitation — that she had...
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AI-powered scams are targeting faith communities, and most congregations have no ideaIt happened on a Sunday morning, twenty minutes before the 11 o'clock service. A woman in our church's small group texted me in a panic. She'd received a message through the group chat — appearing to be from the...
HANANIAHI was grading papers in my seminary office when the notification hit my phone: “Anthropic Refuses to Release Its Most Powerful AI — Cites Unprecedented Cybersecurity Risk.” I set down my red pen. As someone who holds a PhD in AI and teaches systematic theology, I've read plenty of alarming...
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Students in my AI courses ask me tech questions. Students in my theology courses ask me faith questions. Almost nobody asks me both at once — which is exactly why I think this particular question doesn't get answered well anywhere.So here it is: an honest review of AI for Bible...
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I've spent twenty years studying artificial intelligence. I know what these systems can do better than most people writing about them from a faith perspective.Which is exactly why what I'm about to tell you surprised me.I went in expecting AI to fail at the obvious things — prayer, genuine empathy,...
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I teach AI at a seminary. Which means I spend my days in a peculiar overlap — one foot in machine learning research, the other in theology. Students ask me constantly: "Professor, is it okay to use AI for ___?"Most of the time, the answer is nuanced. But there are...
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The number stopped me cold when I first read it.One third of American adults now say that spiritual advice from AI is as trustworthy as advice from a pastor. Among Gen Z and Millennials, the number climbs to two in five.I've been studying AI for two decades. I've been teaching...
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My most embarrassing moment in ministry didn't happen from a pulpit.It happened at a dinner table in 2019, when a doctoral student in neuroscience — someone I'd been praying for for two years — finally asked me directly: "Okay. Explain to me why you actually believe this."I had spent years...
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You opened your Bible app this morning. Or maybe you didn't open your Bible at all. Maybe you just typed a question into an AI chatbot and got a clean, organized answer in seconds.Either way, you probably felt something afterward. Reassured. Encouraged. Like you'd done something spiritually meaningful.That feeling is...
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A pastor sits down to prepare for a difficult counseling conversation.A couple in the congregation is considering divorce. A young man is asking questions about sexuality. A family is facing a decision that touches on ethics, relationships, and faith all at once.The pastor opens ChatGPT. Types in the situation. Reads...
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