Artificial Intelligence

“The heart is hopelessly dark and deceitful, a puzzle that no one can figure out.
But I, God, search the heart and examine the mind.
I get to the heart of the human. I get to the root of things.
I treat them as they really are, not as they pretend to be.”

Jeremiah 17:9-10 (The Message)

This blog was not written by AI. But it could have been, and there is every likelihood that you would not be able to tell the difference between an Artificial Intelligence blog of mine, and a real blog of mine. AI, I understand, is that good at learning information, writing style, and even audience preferences.

We are facing a whole new world in that arena. We already have to deal with “bots” on social media platforms, disinformation, and loss of personal information. Now, we encounter the two-edged sword of Artificial Intelligence.

The irony is, I cannot truly explain what AI is, or its capabilities (or the dangers of it), but AI can. Yeah, I’m with you. Yikes!

I’m certain that there are already AI programs that have been written that are used in counseling. Proper responses, even some intuitive leaps and interventions can be programmed into such counseling programs.  I don’t think that AI is yet able to replace the skill of reading client emotions, or picking up certain cues from eye contact or body language. I also do not think that AI can yet deal with, or possess, the virtues of humility, forgiveness, empathy, and a host of nuanced human traits which are signs of experience in living and maturity. But then again, I don’t know what I don’t know.  

I do trust that the human heart cannot be matched by the logic and even intuitive leaps that AI can do. In many ways, as Jeremiah said above, we cannot even know our own heart, so – take that AI! 😊

Just kidding AI, don’t get mad. After all, I’m only human!

Prayer: Lord, you have allowed human intelligence to expand to places we never could have imagined. Help us to handle these things wisely, Amen