Playlist: Intelligence, Artificial (topic)
Children in the Era of AI (Part One)
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsHas there ever been a world like the one today, with its innovative advances in technology such as artificial intelligence (AI)? The media consistently reports on stories about what's new and what's in the future of AI, including self-driving cars, virtual assistants, and robotic housekeepers. The impact on the global economy …
Children in the Era of AI (Part Two)
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsArtificial Intelligence (AI) emerged in the 1950s with the first program, and now nearly 50 million Americans interact with smart devices in their homes, a rapid adoption compared to the slower penetration of televisions and the internet. AI has the power to transform fundamental aspects of modern life, including healthcare, …
The Rise of AI
Sermonette by Ryan McClureWith each new development of AI, God's people must exercise caution, realizing that access to truth will be in short supply, requiring vigilance and guarding.
Man's Greatest Creation?
Sermonette by Bill OnisickThe current focus on fusing human brains with computerized intelligence threatens to put applied science on a collision course with God's plan for mankind.
Human's Replacement
Sermonette by Bill OnisickA robot has been developed with self-awareness and able to recombine knowledge, providing an artificial intelligence which could make humans obsolete.
You Will Become Like God!
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsWe have been promised a dazzling future as indestructible Spirit beings. Nothing we could fashion with our hands or minds could compare with that.
Remember the Luddites!
Commentary by Joseph B. BaitySome accept any innovation without calculating the damage it might bring to the culture, while others find it difficult to accept any technological changes.
What's Your Source?
Commentary by David C. GrabbeNo matter how finely tuned is one's baloney detector, wrong-headed thinking etches wrong concepts into minds around the world, even in the church of God.
Censorship and Political Correctness
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsThe algorithm in Microsoft's new AI-based software enables it to find 'offensive' and 'insensitive' usages and suggest post-modern replacements.
Tangible Money is on Life Support!
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsMoney created virtually, encouraging the something-for-nothing mentality, as well as gambling, following the way of selfishness, violates God's way.
Conscientiousness
Sermonette by Joseph B. BaityWe are obligated to be conscientious and diligent in whatever work is placed before us, guided by our conscience and influenced by God's Spirit.
Handwriting Is On The Wall (2019)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThose espousing transhumanism aspire to correct the 'glitches' of human imperfection through gene splicing, replacing 'inferior' organs with synthetic ones.
What a Time to be Alive
Sermonette by Ryan McClureIn a world rapidly turning into something mysteriously new, focus on the one thing that does not change: God and His truth.
Do We See What We Are Looking At?
Sermonette by Ronny H. GrahamThe speaker begins with a vivid hunting story in which he spotted a flicker of white ravine, but after sharper focus, it turned out to be a deer's ears hidden in tall grass. Sometimes what we look at right before us, we can't see it clearly until we sharpen our spiritual focus. Seeing versus truly perceiving frames a powerful …
Avoiding the Ruts of Our Carnal Mind
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Bill OnisickIf we could see the traffic of our perpetually wandering minds, we would be embarrassed as to how often it strays from God's thoughts and His laws.
Are You Living An Illusion?
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsReligious narcissists, who identify with the servant who received ten talents, cherry-pick Scripture to enhance their self-love and support their views.