There’s been much discussion recently about preachers using AI tools such as ChatGPT to write their sermons for them. I even read a comment from one person who claimed that he now did this all the time and in fact, his church either didn’t notice a difference or preferred the AI option. Well, I thought… Continue reading Can ChatGPT preach like me?
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AI and demons
In his article about AI, Tim Suffield argues that one lens we need to consider when engaging with AI, indeed with anything is the spiritual lens. He points out that something can be more than one thing at the same time, that we shouldn’t therefore over divide between spiritual and physical. I’m with him so… Continue reading AI and demons
Why I won’t be using ChatGPT to help me prepare my sermons anytime soon
There seems to be a lot of discussion about whether or not Christians should make use of AI in sermon and service preparation. Some people have expressed fear that allowing AI to take over could be dangerous. I have no worries on that score. See my article here. In fact, to be clear, I’m very… Continue reading Why I won’t be using ChatGPT to help me prepare my sermons anytime soon
No AI won’t wipe out humanity -but that doesn’t mean there isn’t an ethical issue
The Daily Mail lead with a headline the other day that “AI could wipe out humanity” (cue far too many obvious jokes at the Mail’s expense). It’s long been the stuff of Science Fiction. Some of us grew up on films and stories about robots taking over the world. Things that looked impossible only a… Continue reading No AI won’t wipe out humanity -but that doesn’t mean there isn’t an ethical issue
The AI Generated Sermon
Recently someone made a confession: They now used ChatGPT to generate all their sermons The congregation were happy and gave favourable feedback on these AI generated talks It freed up their time to focus on pastoral visits. I strongly suspect it is a spoof/satirical comment, intended as satire but it could easily be genuine. After… Continue reading The AI Generated Sermon
