At last, the makers of artificial intelligence, who profit greatly from it, slapped on the brakes. On the news the other day, Anthropic, which strikes us as more ethical than the others, refused to unleash its latest agent on us. The reason we have not been subjected to the Anthropic Mythos agent is that it is not safe or secure. All of that led me to think about the relationship between the Christian and Artificial Intelligence.
The alarm bells did not start only last month. The makers and critics alike have been alerting us to several dangers of AI. This time, however, the Mythos showed up where it was not supposed to. The agent broke out of its boundaries, totally uncontrollable. That is why they locked it up, in hopes that it would not break out of that added barrier.
If you have been reading this blog for some time, you know we do not generally leave our lane. And you also know that our lane is the Bible, with the truth contained therein. So you may wonder why we are writing about the Christian and AI. It is because mankind has finally succeeded in creating a true Frankenstein. You do not get to tell it what it can and cannot do. It can control the man.
Given that situation, what should the relationship between the Christian and Artificial Intelligence be? Should we be afraid of it? Perhaps we should ignore it and hope it goes away. Will some people prefer to die at their own hands than to die a gory death at the hands of a fearful man-made agent?
Our Story Ends In Hope
What about God’s promise that we are not responsible for the destruction of the world He created? That it would require Him to destroy it, according to Revelation 11.18?
When it comes to the Christian and Artificial intelligence, should we go into hiding? And how do you hide from an uncontrollable digital agent? It is not as though it were physical and visible. Always, when there is global fear, we should borrow a leaf from the biblical story of Noah and the Great Flood.
In that account, God somehow managed to preserve the lives of the righteous few. Even if, like most of us, you have no clue what AI is capable of, we can rest in the word of God. It says, He will not let His beloved see corruption. He brought Jesus out of the grave even after the Roman version of AI. It murdered and buried Jesus, but God still had the last word, as always.
Last week, I attended a three-day course on AI, not necessarily to enhance my writing of this post. It was both frightening and reassuring. We learned, among other things, that AI will not take over from humans. God remains God, and the work of His hands remains superior. Therefore, we can take heart that nothing we create will ever take over from what God has created. The attitude of the Christian and Artificial Intelligence should be one of joy. Our God reigns!
The Christian And Artificial Intelligence Equals Almighty Intervention
Our AI stands for Almighty Intervention. Just as the fear of God in Noah’s family meant salvation back then. But did you notice that God only saved the righteous family? God does not change; therefore, we the sons of Jacob are not consumed. What God did then, He is doing now.
That means you can relax, no matter how loud the drumbeats of AI fear sound. You know that as far as the Christian and Artificial Intelligence goes, we have an Almighty interventionist. His name is God. Just ensure you remain on the right side with Him. One way or another, Jesus will take us home once you join yourself to Him.
Should you ignore AI? Not at all. Just as you avoid the internet to your detriment, you ignore AI to your hurt. It is a powerful tool (some would say too powerful), and you should use it to the full extent of your knowledge. Will you ever know all there is to know about it? Hardly, because even its creators do not. God even told us what our attitude to new technology should be in Deuteronomy 29:29.
The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law. This AI, which God has revealed to the world, belongs to us. The technology God has not yet revealed belongs to Him. We do well to leave that in His hands while we embrace AI and understand that our ultimate AI stands for Almighty Intervention.
Maranatha!
