There has been a lot of talk about the dangers of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how it’s designed to condition humanity into a specific way of thinking and living.

Some say it’s another form of mind control, while others argue it will become too intelligent, it will eventually take over the world.

As a person who uses AI for work, I’ve been sceptical of such warnings. My point of view was that AI is just another tool. We decide how to use it, whether for good or for evil.

That’s until two nights ago.

Just as I laid down in bed, I thought of something that happened at work. One of my team members has lately been indirectly proposing content to be covered on our website. Being the only one in the team taking care of this type of content, the team leader then hands me the task.

In bed I wondered: “why is a business analyst, whose job is completely unrelated to mine, is having a covert influence on my work? I already have a lot on my plate! I should say something about this,” which I did the next day. But before I went to sleep that night, I wanted to know exactly what to say; I wanted to make sure it comes out professional and not personal.

The “penicillin moment”

I’m a bit ashamed to admit it now, but the first thing I did was grab my phone and open ChatGPT. It should’t have been the first idea to cross my mind, but it happened to teach me a lesson.

After describing the situation, the context and the tiny dynamics of our team – necessary to paint a full picture, I thought – ChatGPT suggested a couple of phrases for me to say, together with an explanation of why they’ll be effective and professional.

They sounded intelligent and neutral – exactly what I needed. But they sounded nothing like me! Not that I’m dumb and subjective 😛 but they were void of feelings, they lacked a human touch. I asked it again for other suggestions but not much changed. They still didn’t feel like something I would say.

That’s when it dawned on me.

Instead of tapping ino my heart, my knowing of what would be good to say, my inner intelligence, I sought artificial intelligence.

Instead of asking God for guidance and wisdom, I went to ChatGPT. And honestly I was shocked at how unaware I was at that moment! How unconsciously it happened! It’s like something inside of me believed I’m not smart enough, and reached directly for AI.

AI vs. II

My mind then started comparing the wealth of emotional, social, cultural and spiritual knowledge that our entire being builds and stores over the years with the type of knowledge an AI has. There is absolutely no comparison!

AI’s knowledge is not tailored to your human experience. No matter how well you describe the situation and the details of the environment you live in, you wont be able to capture the entire picture. Hence, it won’t give you the best possible answer.

AI’s knowledge is also earth-bound. In other words, it lacks the element of divine intervention, which will always be in the unknown. It lacks the possibility of a miracle, the strange coincidences that lead to astounding endings and breakthroughs. It knows nothing of the celestlial plan the creator has for each one of us!

True intelligence is only accessible through the heart. It’s an inner intelligence, which source is far more sophisticated than anything our small, limited minds could ever create.

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You might find it strange, but at that moment, I asked for forgiveness. I asked to be forgiven for forgetting who we really are, who we’re really connected with, for forgetting our spiritual nature.

This is the real danger of AI! Relying on it to steer our decisions, thinking it’s smarter and it’s here to help us. This moment when our awareness strays away from our inner world to something outside of us IS the real danger. With time and lack of awareness, AI could become our God and we forget who we really are!

From now on, AI is a work, business tool, maybe something to play with from time to time. But essentially, it’s there to save me time to spend exploring my inner intelligence.

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