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Artificial intelligence continues to dominate Americans\u2019 lives, with new technologies transforming the way people interact with brands, the internet \u2014 and one another.<\/p>\n
Listen to the latest\u00a0episode\u00a0of \u201cQuick Start\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Nick Skytland, a vice president at Gloo, a faith-based AI company, recently explained the impact of artificial intelligence and why his organization is on a mission to investigate how it contends with the Christian worldview.<\/p>\n Gloo recently launched its Flourishing AI effort, a project to research benchmarks surrounding how faith is perpetuated and handled in the AI space.<\/p>\n Skytland argues mainstream AI models default to generic or secular advice rather than biblical or Christian guidance, even when faith-based prompts are given.<\/p>\n \u201cGloo is a technology company that serves the faith ecosystem, and, back in July, we had released some research that we call Flourishing AI,\u201d Skytland said. \u201cAnd it\u2019s just a benchmark that\u2019s really grounded in seven dimensions of human flourishing based on a lot of research that\u2019s out there.\u201d<\/p>\n Gloo\u2019s focus is on the Christian worldview and understanding how this dynamic shows up through various AI tools.<\/p>\n \u201cWe really think that this might be the first comprehensive framework of its kind, measuring AI alignment for human flourishing from an authentic biblical worldview,\u201d Skytland said.<\/p>\n The researcher said he tends to be a \u201chalf-full optimist\u201d and believes \u201cAI is incredible\u201d and has a lot of promise. Still, there are some caveats and worries.<\/p>\n \u201cI think there\u2019s something that we really do need to understand here \u2014 that AI does have a built-in bias,\u201d Skytland said. \u201cIt does have a built-in, essentially hidden worldview, especially to the average user.\u201d<\/p>\n This is why Gloo has gone so deep into its efforts to try and discern what is happening within the AI framework.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is something we\u2019re really trying to understand with the flourishing AI benchmark, to expose the structural bias and then think about \u2026 what does that mean from a Christian worldview?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n AI operates based on the data it is fed and trained on, which can lead it not to present things through a biblical framework.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s \u2026 very great technology. But, as a Christian, we should ask the question: \u2018Does it represent my values?’\u201d he said. \u201cAnd, if not \u2026 how do I approach that? What do I think about that?\u201d<\/p>\n Skytland said these issues are most pronounced when Christians ask AI about theology and relationships.<\/p>\n \u201cNot surprisingly, faith and spirituality remain the most difficult dimension across all the frontier models that we\u2019re seeing,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is a really important point, but we don\u2019t just measure it in the dimension. We think about how does our faith affect humanity?\u201d<\/p>\n Despite these challenges, Skytland said he believes the \u201cmodels are getting better.\u201d Even as challenges persist, the AI expert encouraged parents and educators, noting it\u2019s a \u201chuge opportunity for Christians.\u201d Watch what he had to say above.<\/p>\n Find out more about Gloo\u2019s Flourishing AI Christian (FAI-C) Benchmark, which, according to a press statement, \u201cevaluates whether AI systems support human flourishing through a distinctly Christian worldview.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Artificial intelligence continues to dominate Americans\u2019 lives, with new technologies transforming the way people interact with brands, the internet \u2014 and one another. 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