# What is artificial intelligence?

> Computer systems that perform tasks we associate with human intelligence, such as understanding language, recognizing images, or making predictions.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/christian-ai-glossary/artificial-intelligence
By Andrew Kittridge · November 10, 2026

Also called: AI

## Why it matters for Christians

AI performs tasks. Scripture locates wisdom, conscience, and the image of God in persons.

## What to do

Treat AI as a tool you are responsible for, like a calculator or a printing press. Use it where it helps and check what it gives you. Leave worship, confession, and counsel that needs a person to people and to God.

## Read more

- [What does the Bible say about AI?](https://www.lumin.faith/what-does-the-bible-say-about-ai)

## Related words

- [Large language model](https://www.lumin.faith/christian-ai-glossary/large-language-model.md): An AI model trained on vast amounts of text to predict likely next words. It powers ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and most Christian chat apps.
- [Generative AI](https://www.lumin.faith/christian-ai-glossary/generative-ai.md): AI that produces new text, images, audio, or video rather than only classifying or searching existing content.
- [Artificial general intelligence](https://www.lumin.faith/christian-ai-glossary/agi.md): A hypothetical AI that could learn and do almost any mental task a person can, across every field, not only the tasks it was built for.
- [Super Intelligence (SI)](https://www.lumin.faith/christian-ai-glossary/super-intelligence.md): Since a September 2026 executive order, the U.S. government’s official name for artificial intelligence. In the tech industry the word also means a hypothetical future system that outthinks people in every field.

Every word: [Christian AI glossary](https://www.lumin.faith/christian-ai-glossary.md)