Is AI Changing What It Means to Be Human? - John Lennox

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Full 14-film series here: https://rebrand.ly/eio565f | Can artificial intelligence help us—or harm us? In this thought-provoking conversation, John Lennox explores what AI reveals about our understanding of intelligence, humanity, and the future. From medical breakthroughs to deepfakes and autonomous weapons, the conversation raises urgent questions about ethics, surveillance, job displacement, and power. Drawing on his book 2084: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity, Lennox reflects on how emerging technologies intersect with Christian ideas of personhood, morality, and meaning. Are we facing a technological utopia—or something more dystopian? And what role should faith and values play in shaping the world we’re building? 🔍 Explore this topic further! ➡️ Sign up for full access to all 14 films from The Best of John Lennox series at: https://rebrand.ly/eio565f 📘 2084: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity by John Lennox https://www.thegoodbook.co.uk/2084-by-john-c-lennox-1 📺 Subscribe for more conversations: @OCCAThinkingFaith 🎥 Produced by @owlinspace 📌 Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction: AI and Ethics 00:54 - Who is John Lennox? 01:36 - Why Lennox Engages with AI 03:06 - Is AI Different from Past Technologies? 04:00 - What Is Artificial Intelligence, Really? 06:14 - Language, Machines, and Meaning 07:20 - Narrow AI vs General AI Explained 09:39 - Superintelligence: Enhancement or Replacement? 11:02 - AI’s Positive Potential in Medicine and Policing 12:40 - Surveillance, Privacy, and Ethical Trade-Offs 14:39 - Data Harvesting and Surveillance Capitalism 16:01 - AI, Consent, and Informed Use 17:25 - Copyright, Creativity, and ChatGPT 18:11 - Can AI Be Regulated Ethically? 19:04 - Where Do Ethical Principles Come From? 20:00 - Relativism, Power, and Moral Authority 21:12 - Existential Threats and Biblical Parallels 23:00 - Deepfakes, Disinformation, and Democracy 24:25 - End-Time Scenarios and Revelation 26:18 - AI, Control, and Global Power 29:00 - Brave New World vs 1984: Which Future Awaits? 30:21 - Scientific Divides: Hope or Doom? 32:39 - Pandora’s Box and the Road Ahead 34:49 - Can AI Be Taught Ethics? 36:17 - Our Moral Responsibility in the Age of AI 37:33 - Closing Reflections #ArtificialIntelligence #JohnLennox #FaithAndScience #ChristianityAndAI #AIethics #ThinkingFaith