Why AI is dangerous

Is artificial intelligence an enticing temptation?

Do you see the danger is the basic question. I want to start this little essay with two word definitions. They expose the problem to me. My prayer is that they will do the same for you. I got them from Perplexity. I use the free version of this to replace Google Search. Even gotquestions.chat (which is an evangelical AI) had these definitions for artificial & intelligence—but they added the Biblical understanding of what that means.

What gotquestions.chat says about themselves

GotQuestions.chat is an experimental Bible Q&A chatbot. It was initially trained on an extensive number of Christian theology and apologetics resources by our friends at Apologist.ai . Then, to customize it further, it was trained on the tens of thousands of pages of web content at GotQuestions.org , BibleRef.com , and CompellingTruth.org . With this considerable amount of training, we have found that it consistently provides biblically based answers to spiritually related questions. We believe it to be the best Bible Q&A chatbot in existence. [ED: I agree in general but it is definitely limited to the evangelical world view.]

But, it’s just a machine…

So, let’s get started

Artificial: The term artificial generally means something made or produced by humans rather than occurring naturally.

Intelligence: The standard definition of intelligence is the capacity to learn from experience, adapt to new situations or environments, understand and handle abstract concepts, and use knowledge to solve problems or achieve goals

So, to translate: AI is an intelligence produced by humans.

DING • DING ••• DING • DING • DING! I hope you have flashing red warning lights in front of your eyes nearly blinding you. Let me give you gotquestions’ definition for intelligence:

“Human intelligence, according to Scripture, comes directly from God, who created us in His image with the unique ability to know, discern, and communicate truth. Genesis 1:26–27 says, “Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.’ So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him.” This likeness includes rational and moral capacities—our ability to think logically, distinguish right from wrong, and understand the meaning of our existence.

“So, in theological terms, intelligence can be defined as the God-given capacity of the human mind to know, reason, and apply truth within creation, in reflection of the divine intellect of our Creator.”

In other words, intelligence is part of the character of God which we received by being made “in the image of God”. So, artificial intelligence is designed and created by mankind—with no tie into Biblical Reality.

AI is a modern version of Babel—the evil tower

We can see this clearly in yet another AI word definition:

Morality: Morality is the system or set of standards by which humans determine what is right and wrong in thoughts and behavior, guiding how actions align with values of good versus bad

I see a real problem with humans defining right and wrong. It’s a direct outgrowth of the eating of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. That sinful act killed our human spirit immediately. As we are now, we have no access to our spirit before our rebirth.

I asked Perplexity if it was morally neutral

Artificial intelligence (AI) is not morally neutral. Unlike traditional tools or technologies that are often considered value-neutral, AI systems can embody moral values and ethical considerations through their design and decision-making processes. The computational models underlying AI can integrate concepts such as fairness, honesty, and harm avoidance, which means AI can act in ways that reflect moral values rather than being purely neutral.

Studies also show that people tend to rate AI responses to ethical questions as highly moral, sometimes even more so than human responses, which indicates AI’s capacity to perform moral reasoning to an extent that influences human perceptions. However, AI systems inherit biases from their training data and the values embedded by their creators, which means they can also perpetuate societal inequalities and ethical challenges if not carefully managed.

In summary, AI is not morally neutral because it both embodies and influences moral values through its design, operations, and societal interactions, raising ongoing ethical concerns about bias, fairness, and accountability

It basically avoided the question. It admitted it is not morally neutral, but it gives no hint of the sources of its morality. When I asked where this knowledge of morality came from I received complete avoidance other than one short phrase in the middle of a dozen or more paragraphs and several hundred words— “ethicists, sociologists, and diverse stakeholders”. Needless to say I did not find that comforting. In the original answer is also mentioned that “people tend to rate” as a valid criteria. So, crowd-sourcing provides morality—not good. Plus, the original answer finishes with “raising ongoing ethical concerns about bias, fairness, and accountability”. (out of the horse’s mouth)

You need to ask the Holy Spirit for discernment—always

He can and will guide and protect you (if you are truly reborn). Be aware that outside the Spirit, at best, you are requesting help from worldly resources. Satan’s world system (what we usually call civilization) is a contaminated resource, at best. Remember, Satan can lie fluently while quoting scriptures verses to you.

I’ve mentioned in other articles that you really cannot understand the Bible without asking the Holy Spirit for help.