AI has taken the intellectual world by storm. If you haven’t heard of ChatGPT you need to jump on the tech wagon.
Go to chatGPT.com and register for a free account. Then watch your world open up.
ChatGPT is the internet on steroids. The basic format is you ask the bot a question and within seconds it responds with an answer.
I’ve asked the bot to write poems, songs, sermons. It knows Hebrew, Greek, Latin - all languages really.
I sat with my son in law who writes code for a living, and he was asking it code language questions and the bot was responding with some fairly complicated answers – in code! He was amazed.
I asked ChatGPT, “Who is Cowboy Jesus?” Usually, the bot spits out an answer fairly fast. With this question it had to sit and think for quite some time. Here’s the bot’s answer . . .
"Cowboy Jesus" is a term that has been used to describe a fictional or artistic representation of Jesus Christ as a cowboy or a person who embodies the traits commonly associated with cowboys, such as rugged individualism and bravery. The concept of Cowboy Jesus is often used as a symbol of American cultural values and Western frontier spirit. It is important to note that the depiction of Jesus as a cowboy is not supported by the historical or biblical accounts of his life and is primarily a cultural creation.
Not bad. Quite the definition. It’s good to know that I’m not supported by the historical or biblical accounts of Jesus life. I’m flying fast and free on my own accord.
Many people are threatened by bot’s like ChatGPT. Teachers and professors are worried their students will use AI to write their thesis and papers. They’re afraid it’s going to kill authenticity and creativity and hard academic work.
Yikes! Students will use ChatGBT to cheat!
Note to teachers and professors: Students since those who sat at the foot of Socrates have been looking for ways to cheat. This is nothing new. It just puts a new spin on looking over your classmates’ shoulders for the answers.
I read a blog from a homiletics professor bemoaning AI as it will kill preaching. Preachers will start using ChatGPT to write their sermons. How freaking boring is that. Writing sermons is great fun. It’s very creative. I’d never let a chat bot write my sermon
Personally, I’m very excited about IA and it’s possibilities. It opens up tremendous possibilities and creativity. ChatGPT is my research hound. I ask it a question and it moves me fast through issues that would have taken me hours to hunt down. It’s knowledge of theology, ethics, philosophy are astounding.
It comes down to academic integrity. If you present the bot’s answers as your own, then that’s plagiarism. If you allow the bot to do your thinking for you, that’s just boring and trite. Instead, we need to allow the bot to take us places we would have never thought possible before.
The key is the Chat can’t ask the questions. I have to begin the conversation. I have to at least think creatively enough to pose a thoughtful query to the bot. If a human can’t start the conversation, then the bot just sits there waiting and is basically useless.
Of course, the bot can be wrong. There have been a few times where I went, “Nope, sorry robot, you got that one wrong.” It keeps you on your academic toes.
Here’s some questions to ask . . .
Who is God in the different world religions?
What is Christ consciousness?
What is the nature of evil?
Why do bad things happen to good people?
My son asked the bot, “What’s the meaning of life?” Go type that one in and read the answer. It’s pretty creative and right on.
See you in the tech universe.
Steve
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