Is AI a Good Thing?

“Is AI a good thing?”

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a tool that humans have created. We can use AI in helpful or harmful ways—just like we can use other tools in helpful or harmful ways. For example, phones and tablets can help us keep in touch with friends and family and quickly and easily look up information. But they can also be harmful if we spend too much time on them, use them to post unkind messages about others, or look up sinful things.

AI has been used for some good purposes. For example, doctors use AI to help them read X-rays and MRI scans. Scientists have also used it to help them study large amounts of data to develop new medicines and treatments for sicknesses.1

God has given humans the important job of stewarding (taking good care of) the earth. He has also given us the intelligence to create tools that help us better take better care of God’s creation. But we must be careful to use all technology wisely, including AI.

Footnotes

1. Philips Editorial Team, “10 Real-World Examples of AI in Healthcare,” Philips, November 24, 2022, https://www.philips.com/a-w/about/news/archive/features/2022/20221124-10-real-world-examples-of-ai-in-healthcare.