While AI assistance has many benefits, there is growing concern among the general public and experts as well. People are concerned about job loss, bias, misinformation, and lack of accountability (see links below). But there’s also the non-human element.
Here’s what I discovered. After leading a Zoom seminar, I checked out the AI-generated transcript. I was quite amazed at how AI concisely summarized participants’ comments! It was uncanny! But I found inaccurate quotes. That’s not what was said, I fumed! I wondered how many AI-generated articles I’d read that may have been true overall but contained misleading small errors. That can be a dangerous, slippery path—when small errors lead to bigger ones. The summary was more like a news report and lacked the spirit and inspiration of the seminar.
Commentator Glen Beck has said, “With Elon Musk’s announcement of Grok 4, humanity is closer than ever to creating AGI – artificial general intelligence – which would change everything . . . which even Elon Musk called ‘terrifying’”. 1 Glenn described how AI movies are being made completely with artificially created actors, eliminating the need for studios, sets, and traditional editing. In another interview, actor Kirk Cameron, after viewing a startlingly realistic clip from such a movie, exclaimed: “These people are not real?? That woman is not real?? I’m not just concerned about this because it would put me out of an acting job, I’m concerned because of the ability to deceive people!”
Have you seen ads like the one where Oprah Winfrey is selling a product. It sure looks like her, but her voice is a fast-clip monotone very similar to other ads for the same product. Hmmm. Then there are also clips that couldn’t possible be real, with special effects and camera angles.
Other seemingly authentic reels are very convincing! Perhaps you’ve seen a reel of a Christian leader you know saying something about the way to heaven that you are quite sure he would never say. He looks and sounds real, but red flags immediately come up in your mind. Could the video have been generated artificially to discredit that pastor or create confusion about Biblical truth? Who would know?
A recent article on the Intercessors for America website had this to say: “Senator Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) acknowledged that the coming AI boom will reshape economies and even daily life.” The article added, “Technology itself is not evil; it is a tool. But tools can be used for good or for harm. If America stewards this gift with faith, responsibility, and moral clarity, it could be harnessed to bless humanity.” 2
Here’s an interesting “coincidence.” One morning I was thinking about AI and wrote in my journal, “AI – artificial intelligence. Artificial meaning ‘not real.’ We don’t trust artificial ingredients in our food. How can we trust artificial intelligence?”
A few minutes later, my daily Bible reading schedule led me to Joshua 7. After successfully destroying Jericho as the Lord directed, the Israelites began scouting out the next city. Unbeknownst to them, someone in their own camp had disobeyed God’s instructions by keeping treasures that weren’t his. This disobedience created a breach in Israel’s communication with God. Without consulting God directly, the leaders believed He would support their attack on this next city. So they acted on what they assumed was true. They were badly mistaken and soundly defeated. Do you know the name of the city that defeated them?
It was Ai.
It seemed a strange coincidence. Yet for me, it had a message. I believe God was saying to me, “Don’t assume your information is good if you haven’t checked with Me first.”
So how can we tell what is truth and what is not?
First, obviously we need to regard everything we read with a discerning eye. Every article, news report, and even sermons written by a human could often contain slightly slanted information. The Bible is the only document we can fully trust. And all collective knowledge—human or artificial—is nothing compared to the awesome wisdom of God, Creator of the universe!
Secondly, Christ followers have the Holy Spirit to guide them to truth in what they read and write. We can always ask the Holy Spirit, “Is this information true or only partly true?” And He will tell us. He promises to guide us into all truth. 3 In fact, we need to ask even when we assume it is truth. AI, on the other hand, is not Holy-Spirited guided, but continues to be programmed by unknown persons with unknown agendas.
I recently watched a short reel by a young man who offers Christian coaching for transformation on a counseling website. He was making plans to put out an AI-driven daily devotional when the Lord gave him a vision. He felt the Lord was telling him that the problem with AI is that it is not Holy Spirit led. In contrast, his own creativity would be guided by the Holy Spirit. So he changed his plans.
Thirdly, we can trust Jesus, our Master teacher, who said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John 8:32). It’s a process, but the more we read God’s word with an open heart and mind, the more His Spirit builds on our “spiritual intelligence” and our comprehension of foundational truths. We can depend on God’s guidance.
There is nothing artificial about God’s Word. As our daily spiritual food, we grow in our ability to understand absolute, God-ordained truth. Hebrews 5:14 tells us, “Solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.”
All this calls for caution, and it calls for us to be grounded in God’s absolute truth.
1 “How Grok 4 Could Change EVERYTHING by Next Year,” Glen Beck, 07-10-25 – Facebook
2 https://ifapray.org/blog/mccormick-we-should-be-worried-about-chinas-ai/ 9/18/25
3 John 16:12,13
More footnotes:
Privacy concerns, Lack of accountability, bias, and misinformation, job loss: https://www.ibm.com/think/insights/10-ai-dangers-and-risks-and-how-to-manage-them
About half of U.S. adults (51%) say they are more concerned than excited about AI.
- 43% of U.S. adults say AI is more likely to harm them April 3. 2025
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/04/03/views-of-risks-opportunities-and-regulation-of-ai