Ambiguous Intelligence
As probably everyone knows by now, A.I. actually stands for Artificial Intelligence. The reason the word ambiguous is substituted for artificial is that the intelligence will vary depending on who programmed the computer. An August 20, 2023 article by Myra Kahn Adams informs readers that there is a new A.I. app that lets users "text" with Jesus. Adams asked the question of "Jesus": "Were you with God at Creation?" The answer begins with, "Yes, my dear friend." That doesn't seem like Jesus' conversational style, but the answer supplied is a good one. Cited were John 1:1-3, Genesis 1:31, and Psalm 139:14. The computer got that one right.
The second question asked of the Lord was: "Were you resurrected?" The answer came back, yes—with Scriptures to verify the point (1 Cor. 15:3-4, for example). So, we know the computer was not programmed by a Jehovah's Witness, who would tell us that Jesus was not raised bodily from the dead. So, who did come up with these answers? Are we to believe that the computer read the Bible and figured all these things out with correct reasoning? That would be incredible if that's the way it happened, but it does not seem likely. Reading and understanding the Bible cannot be compared with giving a complex formula to a computer and letting it perform intricate computations.
To understand the Scriptures involves reading and comprehending languages, as well as perceiving nuances and inferences. What artificial intelligence can do that? The third question demonstrates the weakness the computer had in mastering such skills. "Jesus" is asked, "When are you returning?" Is the reader expecting a date, such as March 4, 2024? Although many uninspired men have tried their hand at affixing a date, the computer is shrewder, citing Mark 13:32, which states that no one but the Father knows that date. Unfortunately, the Artificial Intelligence was not content to just answer the question—it determined to offer some exhortations as well.
"Jesus" reminds the questioner that "I left you with the Holy Spirit to guide and empower you until the day of My return." Whoops. Whoever wrote the program did not understand that Jesus promised the Holy Spirit to the apostles—not to all Christians. No Scripture was listed, but people who erroneously make this point cite John 16:13: "However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth…." The King James does not use empower. The Holy Spirit guided the apostles into all truth; they were empowered on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1-4). This promise in John 16 was not made to all Christians. People cannot, therefore, trust A.I. to answer their religious questions. They must study the Word.