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“What technology do you think will—or won’t—be in heaven?”

By Filings on Tue, 08/13/24
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“Once I realized that our final destination is not going up to heaven, but that a heavenly city would come down to a renewed creation (see Rev 21:10), I began to wonder what other tools, machines, and devices might be in that new city.” - Word by Word

From Data to Discernment: Why AI Can’t Replace Cultivating of Wisdom

By Filings on Mon, 07/01/24
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“It can’t morally evaluate problems….It computes with astonishing speed and precision, but it can’t contemplate. It quickly gets the ‘right answer’ to even complicated questions. But it can’t tell us how to live rightly.” - Word by Word

Artificial Intelligence: Tool, Image Bearer, or Temptation?

By Filings on Wed, 05/22/24
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“Presuppositions….We agree with Jason Thacker that ‘Technology is amoral but acts as a catalyst that expands the opportunities for humanity to pursue. It is not good or evil in itself but can be designed and used for good and evil purposes.’” - Christ Over All

“38% of webpages that existed in 2013 are no longer accessible a decade later”

By Filings on Mon, 05/20/24
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“This ‘digital decay’ occurs in many different online spaces. We examined the links that appear on government and news websites, as well as in the ‘References’ section of Wikipedia pages as of spring 2023.” - Pew

The Problem With AI Is People

By Filings on Tue, 05/07/24
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“Questions like, ‘What is the truth?’ and ‘Who is actually telling it?’ will become more important than ever as AI technology takes off and is used by unscrupulous people to flood the internet, newsfeeds, and airwaves with misinformation.” - Breakpoint

Goodbye Postmodernism, Hello Metamodernism

By Filings on Tue, 05/07/24
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“Vermeulen and Van Den Akker described metamodernism as a realization that history isn’t over yet. If that’s true, then there’s still hope for change—which is why the next generation has a zeal for solutions to seemingly unsolvable problems.” - Christianity Today

Social Psychologist Finds Smartphones and Social Media Harm Kids in These Four Ways

By Filings on Fri, 04/05/24
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“In his latest book, The Anxious Generation, renowned social psychologist Jonathan Haidt argues smartphones and social media damage young people’s mental development — and contribute to Gen Z’s unprecedented levels of mental illness.” - Daily Citizen

‘AI’ Large Language Models’ Emergent Abilities Are a Mirage

By Filings on Mon, 03/25/24
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“A new study suggests that sudden jumps in LLMs’ abilities are neither surprising nor unpredictable, but are actually the consequence of how we measure ability in AI.” - Wired

AI in a Free Society

By Filings on Thu, 03/14/24
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“The choices America makes with respect to AI will reinforce or undermine our commitment to freedom. The techno-panic we see today is in many ways normal, but it is important to make sure that AI isn’t stifled in the early stages.” - Law & Liberty

Mortality, Death, and the Illusion of Control

By Filings on Tue, 02/13/24
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“Scientific discoveries and medical advancements are gifts of God. And yet… a common side effect has been an inflated sense of control. It’s not difficult to see why so many people remain convinced that death can be defeated with ever newer and more impressive technologies.” - Breakpoint

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