#343 The Church and Artificial Intelligence, Part 1: Current Trends and Challenges with Christopher Teeter

The Good Citizen Podcast

Artificial Intelligence is quickly changing how we we work, create, lead, and even govern. What does this mean for church leaders and other committed Christians? Where is this technology headed, and what are the challenges and opportunities for the church? In this 2-episode discussion with Christopher Teeter (a technology futurist), we walk through current trends and challenges concerning AI (part 1) and then opportunities created by this technology (part 2).

Key Takeaways:

• A discussion about this quote: “You will not be replaced by AI, but you will be replaced by a human using AI.”
• A brief review of the church’s history with technology and what we can learn from it.
• Definitions of some key terms such as artificial intelligence, Turing test, machine learning, and artificial general intelligence.
• Where this technology is headed and why church leaders and other committed Christians should care about it.
• Transhumanism and confusion of AI assisted robots created to look like humans.
• Geofencing, facial recognition, and the social credit system used to control humans and tamp down on freedoms, including religious freedom.
• Video games/metaverse as an alternate reality and AI-generated pornography.
• SIngularity?
• How Christians should think through and respond to this technology.

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