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Should Christians Harness AI Chatbots As A Force For Good? Part 1

In response to claims from a Christian ministry, as a Christian software developer, I offer some serious cautions

A technology like generative AI, which deceives us by feeling person-like, harms us in ways that are categorically different from any other.

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Will Reliance on AI Mean a Vast Drop in New Knowledge Production?

Dependence on AI assistants, for example, was found to greatly reduce discussion among peers, where new ideas are offered and evaluated

Ultimately, the AI knowledge system will be enriched or impoverished by human decisions, not by discovering a superintelligence.

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Gen AI: A Neutral Tool? Let’s Look More Closely

All technologies change us. Some technologies change us in ways where the harms far outweigh any benefits.

GenAI is not neutral. It rides on our God-given gift of language, builds trust that leaves us open to deception, and changes us in ways we don’t notice.

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AI Generated Content May Now Be Copyrighted

AI-generated work can be copyrighted if it involves “meaningful human authorship.”

The recent ruling is an important step in the right direction although much litigation will ensue.

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Another Warning That the AI Bubble Is Near Bursting…

AI analyst Gary Marcus: There is no principled solution to hallucinations in systems of this type

Maybe the reason there is no principled solution to AI hallucinations is that we cannot create artificial human minds.

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