A few months ago, while preparing my Sunday sermon, a box appeared on my Word document saying, “Hi! I’m your AI copilot. What can I help you draft today?” Expecting nothing, I answered, “Write me a sermon on Jehovah Shalom (Lord of Peace).”
To my surprise, AI constructed a sermon in seconds that wasn’t all that bad! I didn’t use it, but it did give me a few ideas.
AI or artificial intelligence can do some amazing things, but it is also dangerous. Lawyers are cautioned not to rely on AI-generated information, and at least one Alabama attorney has been disciplined for citing a nonexistent case generated by AI.
While trying to learn the exact breakdown of the vote on cloture while preparing my last 1819 News column, I had the following (abridged) exchange with AI:
Me: Which Republicans

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