Recently, I reviewed atheist Alex O'Connor's interaction with Catholic Answers AI chatbot Justin,

named after Justin Martyr, the patron saint of apologists. I pointed out where Alex got Justin

to contradict itself, which prompted one person to leave this comment under the episode. Moral of the

story, get rid of the AI apologist. Conversation is a human activity, as is evangelism and catechesis. And what Alex

has exposed here is how an AI substitute could actually lead people into falsehood or confusion

about the faith. As Christians, we should be cautious of any new technology, but we should also

be careful about prematurely rejecting it as well. So in today's episode, I want to talk about four rules to remember when engaging artificial

intelligence, especially large language prediction models similar to Chad GPT, which are often

used to power chatbots.

Frankly, these rules are good for anyone to follow, even if you aren't Christian.

So a good way to start

before we talk about the rules is with the prudential advice of our late Holy Father, Pope Francis.

In 2024, he said this. It is precisely this powerful technological process that makes

artificial intelligence at the same time an exciting and fearsome tool and demands a reflection

that is up to the challenge it presents.

In this regard, perhaps we could start from the observation that artificial intelligence is above all

else a tool, and it goes without saying that the benefits or harm it will bring will depend on its use.

This is surely the case, for it has been this way with every tool fashioned by human

beings since the dawn of time. Society will probably not go back to a time without artificial

intelligence, just as it probably won't go back to a time without the internet or the internal

combustion engine. However, you might say that even if society uses AI, Catholics don't have to.

And that's true, and some people's spiritual lives greatly improve when they reject certain

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