What Would Jesus Tech

Have you heard of §230? Section 230 of the Communications Act? It's been giving social media companies a free pass ever since the 1990s. But it's all about to change.

The Federal Court (specifically, the federal 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals) recently released an opinion which questions 230 since algorithms in the 2020s aren't like those in 1990s. We break it all down in this episode. Here's a pdf link to the legal document of Anderson vs TikTok (Bytedance, Inc.) that we reference.

0:00 - Intro

0:45 - A girl died: Background to the Federal Court appeal

4:07 - Section 230

8:52 - Control without Responsibility (and Culpability) and Grey Area

18:12 - Morality, Theology, and Technology

27:43 - Regulating Markets and Sharing Responsibility

Please send your ideas, questions, and feedback to the cohosts, Andrew Noble, Joel Jacob, and Austin Gravley at our website, where you can also support our podcast: whatwouldjesustech.com

In this special edition of What Would Jesus Tech, we are sharing a sermon that Andrew Noble preached at Heritage Grace Church in Kitchener, Ontario. We will be back with more episodes in mid-September.

Please send your ideas and feedback to the cohosts, Andrew Noble, Joel Jacob, and Austin Gravley, at [email protected]. Original Music by Abigail Neale. To learn more about What Would Jesus Tech and to support the show visit whatwouldjesustech.com

Cam Pak made Faith Tools: https://faith.tools/

Faith Tools is the best place for Christians to find apps.

But who is Cam Pak?

This is a story all about how Cam Pak's life got turned upside down. So I'd like to take a minute, keep listening here, and Cam Pak will tell you all about his dev & Jesus journey.

0:00 - Who is Cam Pak?

9:10 - Software to Serve the Homeless

20:02 - The Story Before Faith Tools; Sabbath, Sickness, and Solace

38:35 - What is Faith Tools?

45:17 - The Future of Faith Tools?

52:14 - Andrew's Feedback and Ideas for Faith Tools

Please send your ideas and feedback to the cohosts, Andrew Noble, Joel Jacob, and Austin Gravley, at [email protected]. Original Music by Abigail Neale. To learn more about What Would Jesus Tech and to support the show visit whatwouldjesustech.com

What will our future look like and how should we prepare? In this episode, we talk with Adam Graber about his new newsletter, Christianity Tomorrow, and he gives us his four top predictions and one prescription for what Christianity should know going forward.

Adam Graber helps Christian leaders align emerging technologies to their ministry strategy. He is a professional consultant for Christian ministries, a writer for various outlets, including Christianity Today, and the host of the Device & Virtue podcast.

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0:00 - Intro & Banter

3:45 - Prediction 1: We Will Realize Disembodiment Is A Myth

14:23 - Prediction 2: GenAI will even the playing field, drive groupthink, and isolate employees

25:20: Prediction 3: Tech Entrepreneurs Will Keep Using People With Disabilities as a Trojan Horse for Their Disruptive Innovations

36:42 - Prediction 4: GenAI is big. A bigger shift is coming with Big Data and our interaction with computers.

45:28 Prescription: We Must Ask, What Do We Want The Future To Look Like?

As Austin has joined our team, it was time to get to know him. From Pest Control to Apple Computers to Social Media Management, we learn a little about Austin and how God has used him.

0:00 - Intro

2:21 - Conversion

4:55 - Early Optimistic Days in Technology, Church Planting, and Gaming

18:45 - Mentorship

22:15 - RTS

26:48 - Podcasting, Substack, Socials

37:50 - Finding a Tech Balance

45:05 - Spiritual Formation Despite Occupational Hazards

51:02 - Should TGC get off of Twitter since it's so bad?

1:03:00 - Austin's Hopes and Goals

Please send your ideas and feedback to the cohosts, Andrew Noble, Joel Jacob, and Austin Gravley, at [email protected]. Original Music by Abigail Neale. To learn more about What Would Jesus Tech and to support the show visit whatwouldjesustech.com

Can we steward God's creation while still making money? What are some ways we should think and act in relation to our planet's resources? Today, cohosts Austin and Andrew speak with Bruce Taylor, who is the founder and President of Enviro-Stewards Inc., which is a social venture that has been selected by B lab as one of the Best Companies for the World by the UN Global Compact Network Canada for their Sustainable Development Goal award.

Enviro-Stewards’ projects for Tim Hortons, Andrew Peller, Southbrook Winery, Dextran, Maple Leaf Foods, Maple Lodge, Campbell Company of Canada, and a food loss project at 50 Food Processors have each won Clean50 national sustainability awards.

0:00 Intro to Topic and Guest Bruce Taylor

1:47 Bruce’s Story

8:34 Why Should Christians Care About the Environment?

12:57 Our Local Bias To Environmental Activism

17:23 Effectiveness vs Impact: Credible, Affordable Journey

22:11 Concepts We Need To Reconsider

25:55 Asking “Why?” to Solve the Real Problem

31:43 Stakeholder Engagement: Understanding Culture

36:06 Enviro-Stewards’ Business Model (https://bthechange.com/business-as-unusual-forging-a-new-model-while-protecting-the-earth-1d0aa1d0489d)

41:30 Bruce’s Opinion On Missions Trips (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBB3CkuRb7E&t=3s&ab_channel=TEDxTalks)

Please send your ideas and feedback to the cohosts, Andrew Noble, Austin Gravely, and Joel Jacob, at [email protected]. Recorded in Ontario, Canada. Original Music by Abigail Neale. Video and sound editing by Peter Behnke. To learn more about What Would Jesus Tech and to support the show visit whatwouldjesustech.com

The latest Apple ad will be referenced in tech criticism for the next several years. It was so bad that Apple has since apologized for it. But what was so bad? Can there be any good in iPads?

Also, we have a new co-host! Austin Gravely is the former host of the podcast Breaking the Digital Spell and is currently the Social Media Manager of The Gospel Coalition. He is also the Executive Producer of Mending Division Academy, and he works in Youth Ministry at Redeemer Christian Church in Amarillo, Texas.

0:00 - Intro and NEW co-host!

2:02 - Intent and Impact of the Apple Ad

8:35 - Destroying Nature & Misguided Marketing

12:55 - Good in Everything

17:45 - Who Wants an iPad?

22:17 - Tears of Joy in Apple Products

27:16 - Tools Vs Devices

33:15 - Responsibility

39:50 - Would Jesus Use an iPad? Forms of Godliness vs the power of Godliness.

Please send your ideas and feedback to the cohosts, Andrew Noble, Joel Jacob, and Austin Gravley, at [email protected]. Original Music by Abigail Neale. To learn more about What Would Jesus Tech and to support the show visit whatwouldjesustech.com

Kevin Tuer received his doctorate in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo in 1994, and went on to a number of strategic leadership roles, including VP of Engineering at Control Advancements, Co-founder of Handshake VR, the founding Managing Director of the Candian Digital Media Network, and he currently serves as the Cheif Technology Officer at Communitech.

Today we have a wide-ranging conversation related to Kevin's new initiative, the Good AI program. Good AI helps startups strengthen the development, understanding and implementation of ethical AI. They're helping to build actionable strategies to enable Canada's tech founders to create trustworthy AI products and services, and build a brand that customers know they can trust.

0:00 - Into and Background

6:09 - The Tension Btw Innovation and Responsibility

12:45 - Collectively Working On Ethical AI

20:30 - Innovation as Stewardship

25:10 - Who Do We Hold Responsible for AI Failures?

33:55 - Ethics by Design

41:29 - All Ethics Under God

Please send your ideas and feedback to the cohosts, Andrew Noble and Joel Jacob, at [email protected]. Recorded in Ontario, Canada. Original Music by Abigail Neale. To learn more about What Would Jesus Tech and to support the show visit whatwouldjesustech.com

What does it look like to listen, to truly listen, in a noisy world?

Today we're joined by Jay Y. Kim, author of Listen, Listen Speak: Hearing God and Being Heard in a Noisy World.

Some Christians emphasize listening as the ultimate form of love, which can lead to passivity. Others emphasize the courageous proclamation of truth, which can lead to arrogance. Jay encourages us to listen and speak and tells us how.

0:00 - Intro

2:01 - Jay's Background

4:47 - Digital Informs, Analog Transforms

8:34 - Are Churches Behind in Using Tech?

16:14 - Fixating on the future vs Prayer

20:45 - Headphones in Grocery Stores

29:05 - Cacophanies, Distress, and Reason

36:53 - Speaking Up On Controversies

48:43 - Awkward Silence on Elevators and WWJD?

Please send your ideas and feedback to the cohosts, Andrew Noble and Joel Jacob, at [email protected]. Recorded in Ontario, Canada. Original Music by Abigail Neale. Video and sound editing by Peter Behnke. To learn more about What Would Jesus Tech and to support the show, visit whatwouldjesustech.com

A core theme in the movie Everything Everywhere All At Once is how we experience a disconnected, anxious, and nihilistic technological world. The movie was about social media, the Internet, and how the digital age has disembodied us, making us feel like we have access to a multiverse via the World Wide Web.

But now, we have AI. The stability that remains is shifting. In this episode, we recap some of the changes we're seeing in the AI space. We also discuss some key aspects of AI "wrappers" and RAGs (Retrieval-augmented generation), which are being used to increase the accuracy of generative AI models with facts fetched from external sources.

Basically, AI is rapidly changing. This episode tells you what those changes are.

To learn more about What Would Jesus Tech or to support the show, visit whatwouldjesustech.com

Sources/references in this video:

Devin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjHtjT7GO1c

Groq - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UzW_AGX68g

Sora AI - https://openai.com/sora

OpenAI's CTO with a non-answer on where the training data comes from - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAUpxN-EIgU

- Tik Tok Ban https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68556540

- Elon Musk suing Open AI https://www.reuters.com/legal/elon-musk-sues-openai-ceo-sam-altman-breach-contract-2024-03-01/

- Klarna AI Assistant replacing customer reps https://www.klarna.com/international/press/klarna-ai-assistant-handles-two-thirds-of-customer-service-chats-in-its-first-month/

Please send your ideas and feedback to the cohosts, Andrew Noble and Joel Jacob, at [email protected]. Recorded in Ontario, Canada. Original Music by Abigail Neale. Video and sound editing by Peter Behnke.