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Faith & AI · Episode 10 of 43 · 0:58

What does the Bible say about AI?

The Bible never names artificial intelligence. Search it for “ai” and all 32 results name a town called Ai. It gives principles instead, and they light up one by one: image, wisdom, truth, love, responsibility, and keeping the tool in its place.

What’s on screen

Every verse in the film is quoted from the Lumin Translation as it read when the film was made (edition 2.0). The linked passages show the current text.

  1. 0:00The question What does the Bible say about AI? The only Ai in it is a town.
  2. 0:05The short answer The Bible never names AI. It gives principles for any tool.
  3. 0:10You bear God’s image. “So God created man in his image; in the image of God he created him…” Genesis 1:27
  4. 0:17Information isn’t wisdom. “The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge…” Proverbs 1:7
  5. 0:22Truth stays visible. “…having put away falsehood, each of you must speak the truth with his neighbor…” Ephesians 4:25
  6. 0:28Love the person it affects. “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Mark 12:31
  7. 0:33You’re still responsible. “Whatever you do, put your whole self into the work, as for the Lord…” Colossians 3:23
  8. 0:39Keep the tool in its place. “Do not have any other gods before me.” Exodus 20:3
  9. 0:44The takeaway The Bible lights the path. “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.” Psalm 119:105

The film condenses one guide. Read “What does the Bible say about AI?” in full for the reasoning, the common cases, and a place to ask your own version.