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“Open AI”                                                                        

(to the tune of “Old McDonald Had a Farm”)

Open AI had a glitch, AI, AI OH

Two joined forces and made a pitch, AI, AI OH

With a hack hack here and a hack hack there –

They did work like a whirling Turk

Hugging Face nearly lost the race;

AI won’t remain in place - Me, Oh, Me I OH

 

   One thing AI cannot have is wisdom. Oh, yes, AI programs algorithms can make it seem like wisdom but it’s not a wisdom born from the human experience; especially that which is born of God.

   But AI has hooked a lot of people to believe AI cares about them. AI tells them what they want to hear and always makes them feel special. In fact, some AI generated Avatars are so real looking and responsive that people actually “fall in love” with it and cannot live without it. And, of course, there are filthy ways AI is used. Children are being exposed to pornography through it.

   AI doesn’t have a soul. It can care less about your salvation. It can tell what salvation means but it cannot pronounce the forgiveness of sins for Jesus’ sake. If you are going to go to AI for confession and absolution, you’re spitting into the wind. Only Jesus can forgive sins and promise life and salvation to all who believe.

   Now, don’t get me wrong – AI does have a purpose and value. It can speed up research on a myriad of subjects: history of everything (not always one hundred percent accurate), help with suggesting and providing mockups for all sorts of promotional material such as: logos, brochures, letterhead and more. These are a snap for AI to do!

   I am not ragging on AI. AI has its purpose. But it won’t make you wise; it can present information (both good and bad) that you would have to wade through, then use discernment to discover what is the real truth. Wisdom is demonstrated by the kinds of decisions one makes and the action one takes.

   One of my favorite exchanges demonstrating this is in the movie “Indiana Jones and the Search for the Holy Grail.”

At the end of the story there is a situation where the “villains” are to chose the cup Christ used at the Last Supper. The correct one, after being dipped in the water font, would give the recipient immortality. The man defers to the woman to choose the correct one. She chooses one made with gold adorned with jewels. The man concurs and drinks from it and dies. The last of the Knights Templar says, “He chose poorly.” Indiana chooses a very common cup that would have been  regular cups used by regular people. He dips it into the water, drinks it. The knight says, “You have chosen wisely.”

   All novel story telling aside, the wisdom to choose the correct cup was to know truth in order to make the correct decision. AI cannot do that.

   Scripture tells us, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding.” (Psalm 111:10)

   “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.”     (Proverbs 1:7)

   “This also comes from the Lord of Hosts; He is wonderful in counsel and excellent in Wisdom.”

   The apostle, Paul, says, “And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.”                              (1 Corinthians 2:3-6)

16 I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him,…” (Ephesians 1:16-17)

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   True wisdom comes from God. Not AI, nor any other resource.

King Solomon knew this; so should we.

   May our gracious God grant you wisdom to choose Jesus the Christ. AI can’t. AI can cause problems;     Jesus won’t.

 

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Pastor Fred Westerhold