They don’t call it A.I. just to save us from having to pronounce all the syllables.  Voicing the full name might just make us think. If we say the full words out loud too many times, it might just register a little deeper what the term actually connotes:

Artificial – While it certainly fits something manmade as opposed to something natural, the word also means feigned, insincere, fake, imitation, sham.

Intelligence – the ability to learn or understand things; comprehension, knowledge.

So…an artificially intelligent person is someone who conveys fake knowledge…hmmm.

This is certainly not a new concept that dawned with the age of computers.  Paul admonished Titus in the first century A.D. (Titus 1:10-11) to be wary of and silence “empty talkers and deceivers, teaching things they should not, for dishonest gain.”

While not new to our time and setting, this warning is certainly appropriate to us with all we see online.  Growing up, I never imagined it would be this challenging to determine truth from falsehood.  There is no shortage today of false (or even more dangerous, partially false) information being spread online by people driven to gain money through clicks as opposed to promoting true education or commitment to truth and principles.

I am not a conspiracy theorist, and I definitely see the inarguable value of technology-assisted tasks.  Mankind, however, not machines, was gifted with being made in the image of God. Because of this, there is no replacement for human discernment and compassion, and that won’t ever change.

Finally, my friends, keep your minds on whatever is true, pure, right, holy, friendly, and proper. Don’t ever stop thinking about what is truly worthwhile and worthy of praise.

Philippians 4:8

“For I am the Lord, I change not.”     Malachi 3:6