3.23 Dustin Ryan, David Schrock, Stephen Wellum • Interview • "A Christian's Perspective on Artificial Intelligence"

Listen in as Dustin Ryan joins David Schrock and Stephen Wellum to discuss his longform essay "A Christian's Perspective on Artificial Intelligence." Timestamps Intro – 00:40 Dustin Ryan’s Background - 02:45 How Has Christianity Influenced Ryan’s View of Artificial Intelligence? - 05:23 Dr. Wellum’s Thoughts on Artificial Intelligence? - 06:55 Dustin Ryan’s Favorite Sci-Fi Movie and One That Might be Like The World of Tomorrow? - 08:45 Definitions of Artificial Intelligence and Generative A.I. - 10:40 What is the Timeline & Trajectory of A.I.? - 15:15 What Are Some of the Motivations and Who Are the Architects for Bringing A.I. Forward? - 17:03 How Does A.I. ‘Learn’ and ‘Get Smarter’? - 21:03 How Does A.I. Give Prescription Not Just Description? – 23:39 How Could A.I. Help the Church? - 27:03 What are the Trade-offs to a Church Making Use of A.I.? - 30:21 Is Media Ecology Something that Ryan’s Company Has Discussed? - 34:36 A.I. and Human Self-Consciousness - 36:28 Concerns about A.I. - 39:13 Seeing Scripturally With Our Eyes - 42:50 Closing Thoughts and Thinking Critically - 49:00 Outro - 52:17  Resources to Click “A Christian’s Perspective on Artificial Intelligence” – Dustin Ryan “What is Artificial Intelligence?” – IBM “What is Artificial Intelligence in Medicine?” – IBM “AI Will Transform the Global Economy. Let’s Make Sure It Benefits Humanity” – Kristalina Georgieva “Google ChatGPT Rival Bard Flubs Fact About NASA’s Webb Space Telescope” – Carrie Mihalcik “Disgruntled ex-athletic director used AI to generate fake racist rant in principal's voice: police” – ABC7 Chicago Digital Team “How a Deepfake Tom Cruise on TikTok Turned into a very real AI Company” – Rachel Metz “Sharing Deepfake Pornography Could Soon be Illegal in America” – Emmanuelle Saliba “Teen Girls Confront an Epidemic of Deepfake Nudes in Schools” – Natasha Singer “ChatGPT Leans Liberal, Research Shows” – Gerrit De Vynck Theme of the Month: What Has God Wrought? Artificial Intelligence and Our Brave New World Give to Support the Work   Books to Read No Place For Truth: Whatever Happened to Evangelical Theology – David F. Wells