Scientists experiment with subjecting AI to pain. One in four adults now think AI relationships

could replace real life romances. Should AI be a tool to help make end-of-life decisions?

And the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts now champions DEI principles.

These are the stories we'll discuss and we'll also address some of your questions.

I'm your host, Sean McDowell.

I'm your co-host, Scott Ray.

This is the Think Bivocally Weekly Cultural Update bought you by Talbot School

Theology Biola University.

Now, Scott, I think we've selected some fascinating stories this week.

If you read The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, any news take, it's dominated by Trump

and economic issues and some of his nominations.

We will let other people weigh into those political issues and look for stories that

might not get as much press, but are culturally and biblically significant.

Yeah, I think that's—I think that's a good call.

There are lots of other news outlets and commentators that are focused on the first few weeks of a new

administration, we don't need to add to that. So I think, and I love that all our stories

today are about some facet of artificial intelligence and different applications. I agree. That's

kind of the tie that brings it together, which brings us to our first story,

which I came across sent to you, and you're like, awesome story.

Let's do it.

This one is fascinating.

It says it's in Futurism.com sent by a friend Christopher Lind, who's been on the show before.

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