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Language Machines
by Leif Weatherby
2025·University of Minnesota Press
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- Why Christian Intellectuals Are So Unsettled by AIThe article explores why Christian intellectuals are deeply unsettled by artificial intelligence, framing AI's dehumanizing effects through the lens of sin. The author argues that AI introduces new forms of dehumanization—such as digital girlfriends marketed to the lonely and vulnerable—that traditional secular language fails to adequately describe. The term "sin" is presented as the only sufficiently strong concept to capture the moral and spiritual harm these technologies inflict, even though the author admits feeling embarrassed using such religious terminology in modern discourse.bsky·Jun 3, 2026
- Why Christian Intellectuals Are So Unsettled by AIThe article explores why Christian intellectuals are deeply unsettled by artificial intelligence, framing AI's dehumanizing effects through the lens of sin. The author argues that AI introduces new forms of dehumanization—such as digital girlfriends marketed to the lonely and vulnerable—that traditional secular language fails to adequately describe. The piece grapples with the tension between using religious terminology like "sin" in a modern, secular context and the genuine need for a moral vocabulary robust enough to address the ethical and spiritual harms posed by AI technologies.bsky·Jun 2, 2026
