Naked at the DMV and theology with ChatGPT: Why we can’t afford to take shortcuts to God
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
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🗓️ 6 June 2023
⏱️ 7 minutes
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Summary
When Georgia recently joined the growing list of states that allow Digital Driver’s Licenses, they likely suspected that it could create a few issues. However, naked selfies likely were not at the top of their list. But all technology has a dark side, and that reality is particularly important when it comes to the growing trend of relying on AI for answers to some of our most pressing questions about God.
Author: Ryan Denison, PhD
Narrator: Chris Elkins
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Tuesday, June 6th, 2023, and this is the Daily Article Podcast. I'm Chris Elkins |
| 0:09.5 | with the Denison Forum, narrating today's article by Dr. Ryan Denison. Few experiences in life |
| 0:16.7 | are as universally dreaded as a visit to the DMV. Now, it would seem, many Georgians have found a way to get at least some measure of revenge. |
| 0:26.6 | Georgia recently joined the growing number of states that allow their citizens to sign up for digital driver's license and IDs, |
| 0:34.6 | complete with using a selfie as your picture. The decision was intended to give |
| 0:39.2 | people greater freedom and allow them to avoid the hassle of making the trip to get their license in |
| 0:44.1 | person. And while it has largely done just that, a message from the Georgia Department of Driver |
| 0:50.6 | Services, the DDS, hints that digital license are not the only license people have |
| 0:57.4 | taken with the process. In a recent post, the DDS pleaded. Attention, lovely people of the digital |
| 1:04.4 | era. Please take pictures with your clothes on when submitting them for your digital driver's license |
| 1:10.5 | and IDs. Cheers to technology |
| 1:13.2 | and keeping things classy. While many thought the post was a strange joke, it turns out a worryingly |
| 1:19.4 | high number of Georgians have, in fact, been submitting naked, or at least shirtless, pictures |
| 1:25.7 | of themselves as the official image for their ID. |
| 1:29.5 | The Ocone County, Georgia Emergency Management Agency's Facebook account spoke for many when it |
| 1:35.6 | asked, how much clothing? Enough to raid the fridge at midnight? Enough for a trip to Walmart? |
| 1:41.7 | Brooks Brothers suit? Another concerned citizen replied, |
| 1:45.5 | I tried to take a naked picture for my ID, but I was asked to leave the DMV. |
| 1:50.6 | The DDS responded, |
| 1:52.2 | Shirts are nice. |
| 1:53.2 | We want shirts for selfies. |
| 1:55.6 | Only time will tell whether the post leads to fewer naked Georgians or serves as an inspiration for even more, |
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