I have pointed to what has happened to China's export economy as a result of 3d printers and used the example of Adidas moving their factory from China to Atlanta. The result has been massive unemployment and a collapse of a significant portion of China's economy.
And a likely an increase in Atlanta's economy. Bad for China. Good for Atlanta. The ebb and flow of economics in a global economy. The rise and fall of nations. What's new?
Do we think China rests there or works to rise from those ashes? As long as we draw breath, do we exert effort to stand after we fall or do we lay there and wait for the Lord to return because we
project He'll arrive in a few minutes?
You in turn are tired of Christians afraid to embrace new technology.
I chose not to see if I could join the Amish. I use computers, drive cars, had fun driving an EV for the first time, watch some TV, listened to radios and now digital, look forward to new tech in medical diagnosis having know for 45 years that it had to come someday.... I'm fascinated by the work men created in God's image are doing to understand His creation and how they might work within the physics of His creation to make things we have yet maybe only dreamed about. I don't think jets and rockets are the end of travel tech. Listening to the development and state of theoretical physics, I find myself smiling here and there as it seems God is toying with men and their theories. They think they prove a theory and then find something else - something they have not even thought possible - that modifies, supplements or destroys their old theories. I think this all goes on until it doesn't and that we don't choose when that point is.
You are communicating with me on the internet, correct?
I mentioned an interesting book I recently read. You seem like the type who might enjoy it:
Zero book. If you decide to read it, note the chapter on how the Church attempted to hinder the study and theory to protect its views of reality. It lost the battle.
I believe in Christ but share the views of some who don't re: what some "Christians" think and do. There's a reason within Christianity that there are Christians who have coined words like "christendom", "churchianity", etc... There is recognition that there are problems within. Many who profess to be attached to the Head aren't really led and guided by Him.
I have also pointed out that world governments have prepared for the response to massive unemployment by running through various possible government responses. China locked people in their apartment buildings to starve and die. Australia built concentration camps in the Outback. Canada froze bank accounts of protestors and the US has used Social media and the MSM to manipulate public perception.
You theorize that AI is the sole reason for such activity. Others theorize there are other reasons. There are likely many reasons. I'm cautious of people who think they have it all figured out.
You in turn tell us to look at all the good things that AI will do with cost savings, efficiency, and freeing people up to have more free time.
I'm simply taking up the other side of the argument to provide some counter to your end of days eschatology. You simply do not present all sides of the story and I am one of those who do not rest on men's eschatological interpretations. In actuality you oversimplify my point of view and enter into a form of fallacious argument to make your position sound better, while even your math is highly questionable.
I have also pointed out that for the last year or even two years for some kids their has been widespread use of AI by kids in school to do their homework and write their papers. The change has been so dramatic some teachers think 100% of their students are doing this. Principals are keeping quiet because it makes it easier to pass kids, for those failing they simply tell them to write a research paper. Teachers are keeping quiet because they are held accountable for passing rates and this makes it simple to raise their passing rates, students are keeping quiet because this makes school much easier. My concern is what happens to kids who skate through school letting AI do all their school work
I'm not reading this closely. I have elsewhere stated that I share some of your concerns re: the youth who have undeveloped frames of reference. I view public education systems as a great problem. If I had young children I doubt I'd have them in the system and I know I wouldn't have them learning The Faith on the internet apart from my guidance.
You in turn say that gullibility and naivety comes from believing erroneous teaching. Does this mean you agree with this concern as kids will become completely dependent on believing whatever AI tells them? It is hard to say because apparently, in your view this is not the proper forum to discuss this.
Some of this is answered above. I would correct your last sentence to point out that I suggested being open to your exegetical study proving AI is the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil in the Garden and that I essentially said the News Forum is likely not the Forum to undertake such a study.
Honestly, at this juncture, we have only had discussion on this Forum. We have little knowledge of one another's abilities in Scripture. I know I don't share your eschatology and find your correlation of AI to Daniel and the Tree highly questionable. But I'm grounded in my Faith and cautiously open to well reasoned exegetical work knowing it is still being done and keeping up on some of it.