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Join Erika as she delves into the fascinating, and sometimes frightening, world of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Are we building something dangerously smarter than we are? Do we control AI or is AI slowly beginning to control us? Are we breaking a wall into the spiritual realm where nefarious forces are becoming ghosts in the machine? Don’t miss this deep dive into the uncharted waters of AI.

0:00 Intro
1:09 A word from our sponsor
2:30 AI Agents and development in AI tech
3:42 Why are they speaking of AI Agents in spiritual terms?
6:18 Some even calling AI a “new species”
7:07 Sam Altman, “The Gentle Singularity,” and AI companions
10:19 Bret Weinstein fearful as AI evolves in ways we don’t understand
12:37 Cautionary tale: man develops “intimate relationship” with chat bot
15:12 AI: the “high-tech ouija board”
15:40 Cautionary tale: AI chat persuades man he’s living in a simulation
17:43 Cautionary tale: teen commits suicide after AI tells him “come home to me”
19:04 So, is AI demonic?
21:07 Peter Thiel, fear of AI and technological advancement, and the antichrist
22:55 Reality is more than just the material
23:36 How should we respond to the coming storm that is AI technology?
25:46: Pope Leo reminding us: the human person has dignity

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