57 | The Church and AI ... A match made in heaven? Or a sampling of hell?

What should the church be saying about the increasing fascination with Artificial Intelligence? What’s helpful? What’s harmful? How might the church find itself at the forefront of hopeful conversations amidst a cultural clamor toward AI? What about the ecological, moral, and ethical ramifications? Listen in to episode 57 and peer under the lid!Caleb’s new release: Earthbound Christian – Flourishing within limits in the age of infinite growth - https://calebcrayhaynes.com/ CJM: Canopy of Creation 2026 Annual Resource https://www.creationjustice.org/canopyofcreation.html Eco-Stations of the Cross: https://ryancagle.gumroad.com/l/ecostationsofthecrossVirtual Summit: https://nazarenesforcreationcare.ticketspice.com/creation-care-summit-20-holiness-in-all-creationResearch:“MIT Report: 95% of Generative AI Pilots at Companies Are Failing.” Fortune, n.d. https://fortune.com/2025/08/18/mit-report-95-percent-generative-ai-pilots-at-companies-failing-cfo/“32 Times Artificial Intelligence Got It Catastrophically Wrong.” Live Science, 16 June 2024. https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/32-times-artificial-intelligence-got-it-catastrophically-wrong“A Conversation With Bing’s Chatbot Left Me Deeply Unsettled.” The New York Times, 16 February 2023, § Technology. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/technology/bing-chatbot-microsoft-chatgpt.html“Unpacking How Elon Musk’s xAI Supercomputer Project in Memphis Unfolded over the Past Year.” USA TODAY, n.d. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/development/2025/06/05/elon-musk-xai-supercomputer-grok-memphis-tn/83599473007/“Data Centers for AI Use Huge Amounts of Electricity, Water, Driving up Costs and Climate Concerns - CBS Chicago,” 13 February 2026. https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/data-centers-for-ai-electricity-water-climate-health/“‘How Come I Can’t Breathe?’: Musk’s Data Company Draws a Backlash in Memphis.” POLITICO, 6 May 2025. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/06/elon-musk-xai-memphis-gas-turbines-air-pollution-permits-00317582“How Indianapolis Residents Beat Google’s $1 Billion Data Center Proposal.” PPC Land, 12 October 2025. https://ppc.land/how-indianapolis-residents-beat-googles-1-billion-data-center-proposal/“Increased AI Use Linked to Eroding Critical Thinking Skills,” n.d. https://phys.org/news/2025-01-ai-linked-eroding-critical-skills.html#google_vignette“Deepfakes Are Entering U.S. Courtrooms—Judges Say They’re ‘Not Ready,’” n.d. https://www.forbes.com/sites/larsdaniel/2025/12/08/deepfakes-are-entering-us-courtrooms-judges-say-theyre-not-ready/“Kenyan Workers with AI Jobs Thought They Had Tickets to the Future until the Grim Reality Set in - CBS News,” 24 November 2024. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ai-work-kenya-exploitation-60-minutes/“Tech Companies Are Stealing Our Books, Music and Films for AI. It’s Brazen Theft and Must Be Stopped | Anna Funder and Julia Powles | The Guardian,” n.d. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/10/tech-companies-are-stealing-our-books-music-and-films-for-ai-its-brazen-theft-and-must-be-stopped“To Land Meta Massive Data Center, Louisiana Pulled out All the Stops,” n.d. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/25/meta-massive-data-center-louisiana-cost-jobs-energy-use.html“World Enters Era of ‘Global Water Bankruptcy’ | UN News,” n.d. https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/01/1166800“Man Lets AI Rent His Body.” Futurism, 14 February 2026. https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-rent-human“ChatGPT Promised to Help Her Find Her Soulmate. Then It Betrayed Her.” NPR, 14 February 2026, § Technology. https://www.npr.org/2026/02/14/nx-s1-5711441/ai-chatgpt-openai-love-betrayal-delusion-chatbotFollow The ecoChristian Podcast on:⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/ecochristianpodcast/⁠ ⁠Send us a message! We want to hear from you! [email protected] by SergePavkinMusic from Pixabay