
Dr. Josh Axe explores the explosive growth of AI through a biblical lens, revealing how Christians can navigate this technological wave with both wisdom and discernment.
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Dr. Josh Axe
Hey everyone, I'm Dr. Josh Axe and welcome to the show. You know, each and every week we're diving deep into the science and principles behind how you can grow in body, mind, spirit and take your health and your life to the next level. Today I'll be diving deep into AI, how to use it to take your health the next level, but also give Christians a warning about how AI could lead you astray. And we're seeing AI, that's artificial intelligence and things like chat, GTP and grok explode right now. It's now being used in churches by many, many pastors across the globe and it might be helping the church but also hurting it at the same time. There's a recent article that just came out of Finland and they found that a church in Finland, it's actually an AI led church. It was started in 2023 using an algorithm and using AI. And the congregation sang new hymns that were created by AI, took communion with AI leading it, not a pastor with AI. And this was all orchestrated by artificial intellig. Even the sermon was given by AI. And so when we look at what's going on today, it is so important that if you're a Christian or a person of faith that you are aware of how to use AI for good and not evil, because if not, you can be taken advantage of. And I want to share with you how I personally use it and how you can use it for good, but also give some warnings. And I want to talk about Elon Musk and others who are developing this technology and some things you really, really need to know about them. AI is rapidly transform medicine, the church, communication, creativity and even human connection. And today I'm going to pose the question, should Christians view AI as a God given tool or a dangerous counterfeit? Before I dive in though, make sure to subscribe to the channel and hit the notification bell so you don't miss a single thing. Also, if you want to get the latest and greatest health news where I'm sharing tips on like how my mom beat cancer and the top herbs for healing your immune system and long Covid and anti aging longevity, make sure to sign up for my weekly wellness newsletter. It's free right now. You can click on it in the Show Notes weekly wellness newsletter and you'll get it in your inbox just once a week in terms of the best of the best content and information on how to heal your body naturally. Okay, so here's some other news. In July of 2023, Elon Musk founded XAI which has the mission, to understand the nature of the universe by developing advanced AI technologies. And really the flagship product is called Grok. It is a competitor to ChatGPT and it's a chatbot integrated into social media platforms like X, formerly known as Twitter. And Grok is designed to provide users with a conversational AI experience, offering information and assistance on a wide range of topics. And he's partnered with some pretty large organizations such as Nvidia, BlackRock and Microsoft on this partnership and they're investing over $30 billion into this AI infrastructure. And when I think about Elon Musk, there are a lot of things I really like he's doing right now. I love what he's doing with Doge and that he's cutting back on wasted spending. In fact, when you look at biblical wisdom, I'm reading through the proverbs right now of Solomon and Solomon is sharing so much wisdom in terms of not wasting things. And today the government is wasting, I mean, at least over 50% what they're spending is just, it's wasteful and it's moving the world in the wrong direction. And so when I think about what Elon Musk is doing in cutting back on the spending, using his God given abilities to go and decide on what is actually helping our country versus hurting it, I think he's doing a pretty good job there and I applaud him. I think he's done a pretty good job with his vision around self driving cars. But I do also want to mention that when you look at the person that is creating the thing, that will tell you sometimes a lot about the thing itself. And so the way that AI works today I was doing dinner last night with Dr. Christopher Motley and we were talking about chat GTP and Claude and Grok and all of these different bard, all these different AI tools. And I told him, I was sharing with him that recently I had a patient I was taking care of who was diagnosed with a glioblastoma brain cancer. And I was working with AI to create a ketogenic diet for him. And so basically in working with that, I said, okay, I want you to take some of these recipes I already have. And the other thing is the same patient had a parasitic infection. They were doing mission trips around the globe. So they had major parasite issues and they had brain cancer. So I wanted to create a diet that was ketogenic, that was very specific to glioblastoma and for fighting parasites. And so I was talking with, plugging into Chat gtp, I said, help me create A ketogenic diet. Here are five recipes I've already created, and I want you to include foods that have antiparasitic properties like pumpkin seeds and walnuts. And I want to do extra virgin olive oil and coconut oil and wild caught salmon and then lots of these green vegetables. And so I plugged in these foods and it gave me back an additional five or 10 recipes that then allowed me to more quickly create this plan for this cancer patient that I had. And it created a really amazing again, it allowed me to create something for somebody even probably better than maybe I could have if I just took. If I just plugged in things one at a time myself. And I was talking to Dr. Chris about this, and he uses this in a certain way. So, like, him and I, we were talking about Lyme patients we have. And so we've used this for getting ideas for different recipes and different formulations that are like, I'll give you an example. Like, if we were to ask Ayurvedic medicine, Chinese medicine, Greek medicine, and Western functional medicine today what the best herbs are for fighting Lyme, it will give us some of those things, and then Chris and I can create formulas for patients. So I wanted to say that. But here's the thing that's interesting. What it tells Chris is different than what it tells me because it starts to learn about you over time. And I want to say that, like, when I first started using the program ChatGPT, if I would ask it, hey, what are the best things to do for glioblastoma, for brain cancer? It would have told me chemotherapy, radiation, surgery. Now, do you know what it tells me today, since it's starting to know me? It tells me dendritic cell immunotherapy. It tells me NK cell therapy and injections. It tells me astragalus. It tells me a ketogenic diet. It tells me. So what it tells me now is very different because now it's starting to learn what I've told it and trained it to understand and learn, and it's become less medical. But when you look at a lot of these AI tools today, they're very medical in nature. So if you're a person who has, let's say, cancer, it's probably not going to tell you to do anything holistically. It's probably going to tell you to go with conventional medicine over time now. And that's if we're talking about chat GTP now, Grok, which probably leans more conservative, maybe there's a little bit more natural information in There from the bias of Elon and other people. When we ask it around health, it's probably going to lean more holistic. And the same goes. So if you're a person and you know nothing and you just ask an AAI engine its thoughts, you're not getting an unbiased view. So that's important to understand. You're getting something that's biased from probably somebody that is today. If it's Chat GTP that's left leaning, that is likely, you know, maybe lack certain moral convictions in a spiritual understanding that you have. And so it's important that if you just blindly use an AI tool, you will likely be led astray in a lot of cases. Okay. And I would say the same thing spiritually if you would ask, I'm curious about this, if you would ask. ChatGPT is, you know, questions like is abortion wrong? What are your views on homosexuality? What are your views on how to raise kids? What does the Bible say about this? Do you think it's going to give you the same answer that CS Lewis would have or Tim Keller or Craig Groeschel or Lisa Bevere or whatever person that you admire who has certain spiritual convictions and certain levels of spiritual wisdom? Maybe not. I mean, probably not. And so all that being said, it's really important that you understand what AI is. It's a tool that you can train over time, but it can absolutely lead people astray. And so that's going back to Elon Musk. Listen, I really admire Elon Musk and his ability to cut costs and to innovate and do some amazing things. But do I trust him morally? I mean, I don't know. I can't count the number of women he's had kids with. I know it's a lot. And so are his morals in terms of what marriage is and raising children. Is that very different than my own and very different than a Judeo Christian perspective? It is very, very different. And so knowing that he's involved in the blackrock and Microsoft and what their views are on morality, am I going to listen to Grok or Chat GTP or Bard and just say, hey, whatever you say is right? No. And so this is the warning to Christians today. If you're at a church and they're using AI to come up with all of the sermons and everything else, do I trust that with absolute accuracy? And listen, do I trust man or woman or humans as well? No, but I think there's something to be said about seeing somebody operating with a certain level of moral integrity. And trusting them more than artificial intelligence today. And another thing we're seeing, Elon Musk has neuralink and this is a venture he has where it's an implantable device in the brain. And the goal is to enable direct communication between the human brain and computers, potentially aiding in individuals. And listen, he does have some altruistic ambitions here to where he wants to be able to help people that have certain neurological damage and can't control limbs and be able to help them walk and retrain. And so I do think there's some altruistic motives. So are the risks worth the rewards? Let me ask you, are you willing to have a chip put into your brain that allows you to control a mouse? That's what they're trying to do now. And control a computer. Would you personally? I mean, I'll tell you, I would not do that. I would not recommend my kids do that, not recommend my family or my patients do that. I would never recommend you do that. Because I also know that having something like that, there has to be a level of stimulating your sympathetic nervous system where it's actually more constantly on. I think there are other things that are going to be happening there where there's going to be major side effects. But I bring all this up to say AI can be an amazing tool. The way that I'm again using it today to help generate recipes for patients and do more research and helping accumulate clinical studies for me, I think there's some really, really great benefits there. I think you can use it. For instance, I used it the other day. I was doing something for somebody who had cancer and I wanted them to meditate on scripture and God's word. So I asked, I had it generate for me the top 25 Bible verses that talk about God healing. Like Jesus saying, by his stripes you were healed. And so getting into those Bible verses and having a patient meditate on it can be used for good. However, as a Christian or somebody who is a person of faith, you need to be very conscious of what's going on today. And again, billions and billions of dollars are being poured into this. I am a big fan of sci fi novels in fantasy. I love Lord of the Rings, I love Ender's Game, dune, George Orwell's 1984. I think about George Orwell's 1984. In the book they're talking about Big Brother, the surveillance, the manipulation, the propaganda and loss of truth. Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, another example of this. C.S. lewis, one of my favorite authors of all time, in fact, if you look on my bookshelf here, if you're watching on YouTube, you'll see this is a book of C.S. lewis books. He's maybe my favorite author, one of my favorite authors of all time. And he wrote a book called the Abolition of Man. And in this book, he talked about humans, in attempting to master nature, risk abolishing themselves. Because here's the thing. We're not called to master nature in the way of ultimately, like, make it our slave. We are called to steward over and live synergistically with. You know, I think about this. You know, you have more or the equal amount of bacteria in your gut sort of nature. It's not part of you, but it lives in you as you do cells in your body. Like, when you look at advanced theology courses, one of the things they'll start to teach you is that in order to be healthy, you need to have three things. You need to be deeply connected to God, deeply connected to people, and deeply connected to nature. And if you're not connected to those things, you're not healthy. And so we're not called to master or make the nature our slave. We're called to steward over it. We're called to serve it and allow it to flourish. And it's a very similar relationship we need to have with technology. We use it as a tool. And when we operate as people that are looking to honor God and advance the kingdom of God, turning this place into a Garden of Eden, into a paradise city, when we're called to do what God talks about in the beginning and the end, you know, the first, last two books of the Bible in Revelation or last two chapters, we can use AI for good. However, for some people, they're going to be actually enslaved by AI because they don't have the spiritual wisdom in order to use it. So it'll actually end up controlling them and leading them down a bad path. I want to talk about a little bit about AI and medicine, and then I want to get a little bit more into how you can use it for your good. And what you need to be aware of and careful of. The first thing is, as I mentioned, natural medicine. There is a study published in the Journal of Nature Medicine, and they found that ChatGPT4 diagnosed rare medical conditions with 87% accuracy. By comparison, doctors, medical doctors scored 54%. So when it comes to diagnosing medical conditions, AI is much better than conventional doctors. According to a study in the Lancet, one of the most prestigious medical journals in the world. AI assisted lung cancer detection models outperformed radiologists with a 98.5% accuracy rate. The other thing is Google's DeepMind. One of their tools, AI Tools, is designing new molecules to speed up drug development, which I'm actually not personally excited about because we don't need more drugs, we need more natural remedies. But it is advancing things in a certain way. Another thing I really like AI doing today is giving us a sense of what's going on in our bodies, right? So you've got these tools like Oura Ring, which I've loved. You've got different sort of lab tests. So there is AI tech and I think eventually I was on Mikayla Peterson's podcast, Jordan Peterson's daughter, and she was asking me about the future of medicine. One of the things I shared with her, I said, I think eventually we're going to be able to have a ring on or a patch on our arm and it's not only going to tell us our blood sugar levels. Like you have those continuous blood glucose monitors. It's going to be you, every vitamin, every mineral, every amino acid, every peptide that you're deficient in that moment and exactly what to eat for it. It'll tell you your stress levels. I mean, it kind of does this already with HRV or it's a reflection of that, your inflammation levels. You'll be able to tell all that. I think eventually you'll be able to use the bathroom and it'll take a urine and a feces sample and tell you what's going on in your microbiome and what's going on in your detoxification channels. Think about that. I mean, eventually AI, you're going to be able to know what's going on in your body. Now I do want to say this for a lot of people that may be bad for them. Like I know that I have a family member, extended family member, and when they were wearing certain wearables, they were so stressed about it constantly, they became obsessed when it actually was making them sicker. So that can happen for some people and maybe it also takes away from your own self awareness of saying, okay, how did I actually sleep tonight? Now I think my Oura ring, the thing I like about it is I look at it once a day, kind of tells me, oh, okay, this helped me sleep. This didn't help me sleep. It's actually making me more aware. For sometimes if you rely on certain things, you become too unaware. Okay. But again, I do think that there are some benefits with some of these AI Personal devices, again, like the one that I use the most, like Oura Ring, and being able to give you a greater level of awareness of what's going on in your own body. And I think there's real value there. But I do think, again, a lot of times AI is leading us astray. And it's really dangerous when it does this, when it replaces God given human wisdom or God's wisdom that he's passed on to us. As I mentioned before, this church in Finland had an entire sermon written and scripted, and worship service led by AI. And I think that can be dangerous. Now, do I think it's okay for pastors? And I know they're doing this as I do when I'm creating a lecture on medicine, using it for research purposes? Yeah, I think that's absolutely fine. I think that can be beneficial, and that's where it can be used for good. But just trusting an AI tool to do the whole sermon on its own, all the worship songs on its own, without review. And I'm not saying they didn't review it, but people are always cutting corners. I mean, the church today, one of the biggest problems is it's focused more on growth than it is becoming like Christ. And that's a problem. And so, and I would say that same thing for us, one of the biggest principles you want to operate on as you are using AI is not only is it allowing you to be more productive, but is it allowing you personally to grow and become more Christlike, more virtuous, a better person. And that's ultimately how we should be trying to use it for our good and the good of the world. Are you tired of doctors dismissing your symptoms, or worse, even making you feel crazy? Even if your blood work comes back normal, it doesn't mean your health is where it should be. Think of your blood like a delivery truck carrying nutrients and hormones. But the real payoff happens when your cells open the package and use what's inside. If your cells are stuck in what's called cell danger response, triggered by stress, toxins or infections, they go into protective mode. In this state, cells close off and don't properly take in or utilize the hormones or nutrients they need from the bloodstream. Now, this makes the blood work often appear normal, so doctors often miss the deeper issue, leaving you feeling tired, gaining weight, experiencing mood swings, and dealing with other symptoms, while other cells remain in a state of limbo. Visit BeyondBloodwork.com to learn how you can start changing this in as little as 30 days. You know, another amazing thing is AI powered robots are assisting in surgeries worldwide. And so sometimes, you know, human hands can shake, robots arms typically don't. So I think surgery, there's a great future there. But I think there are so many dangers as well. And I want to go through a few of those dangers and things that you really want to be aware of. One is AI and communication. Pew Research did a study and they found that deepfakes have been used for blackmail, identity theft. 60% of Americans have encountered deepfake images or videos in the past six months. So you're going to be seeing a lot more in the future. Maybe your favorite pastor or person and they're saying things that they never said and if you aren't, and this is why I think we are going to need to start connecting in person more often because you can't fake that. Okay? Being in person with a group of people right then. And you know, you're hearing it, as they say, directly from the horse's mouth versus through AI potentially. And so I think that that is something that you got to be careful with communication there. In a lot of the fake videos that are going to be out there in the future. There's a Bible verse I love and the Bible says we are called to be vigilant. Truth distortion is not new. I mean, I think about John 8:44, where John is calling Satan the father of lies, right? And so there are a lot of lies out there. AI is going to be used as the greatest tool for spreading lies there has ever been. AI is going to be major and misinformation. And this is why you need to know the Bible in and out and be well trained up in the way you should go so you can discern when it's being truthful or not. Having your physical Bible there in hand is being able to fact check what's going on. I think the idea there with AI is that you're using it as a gathering tool and you're not letting it coach or train you. You're coaching and training it is how you want to think about it. I think about how AI is going to be used for learning and in things like school and college if you have kids. This is incredibly important or even for your own career. According to Goldman Sachs, up to 300 million jobs globally are going to be impacted or replaced by AI. 300 million in just this next year. And this is especially going to happen in healthcare, administration, legal work, journalism, transportation, customer service. We're seeing this more and more. And another study found that 43% of college students used AI for assignments, raising concerns about learning and integrity. I can tell you it's been used for cheating massively. And I think there's a lot of benefits. If a student is doing a project, let's say, on business marketing, and they're saying, hey, what are some ideas or things that Netflix has done and Google and Tesla and whatever other company Chick Fil a have done for marketing, getting ideas there and then putting that in a swot analysis and. And in using it for an assignment versus saying, hey, ChatGPT, or hey, Google, do this project for me, okay? And the kid really never has a chance to learn because of it. And they learn that cheating's okay. Right? So I do think that it can be used for good or bad. That's what it comes down to. And here's the thing that's gonna decide whether it's whether a kid does it or not, that's in elementary school or college or beyond their character, their level of moral integrity, themselves, right? And so that's ultimately what this comes down to is AI. If you've got character, it can be used for good. If you lack character and part of that is wisdom, then it's going to control you, enslave you, and lead you astray. So that's what you really need to be thinking about. The more you can build your own character, the more wisdom you can accumulate. Biblical wisdom, the more you're going to be able to use it for your good, is the reality. Scripture reminds us in Ephesians 2:10, God created us for a purpose, not redundancy. I also think about this rise of transhumanism. People want to become partial humans, partial robots. That's not made in the image of God. That's not ideal. Now let me say this. I do think there are going to be some. If somebody has lost their leg and they can use technology to allow them to walk, I think that's one thing. I think using it to control your brain, I think there's big risks there. There are companies out there like Altos Labs that are also investing billions into biological immortality research. This reminds me, as Solomon says, there's nothing new under the sun. This sort of Tower of Babel instance. Think about this parallel. The temptation to surpass God's design parallels the Tower of Babel. Listen, my goal is not to help anybody that live past 120, okay? My goal is to help people live up to 120 with the best possible health they can have and then live their best life in eternity knowing that they Honored God. They ran their best race here. They became the most like Christ. They sacrificed, they serve, they love and that. I did the same thing myself. I'm not trying to live to be 121 or 130 or I'm not, or 200 or never die. I am trying to run the best race, spread the kingdom of God and become more like Christ. That's what I want to do. And so I think when, when you think about what human, you know, God is looking down at the Tower of Babel and they're building up this tower. And, you know, God is essentially like, that's not what I put you there for. You're, you know, that's, that's not your purpose. And this was really tied to human pride. And it led to confusion and scattering. And I think we're going to see the same thing here is if you're doing something that's not in alignment with God, it's going to lead to confusion and scattering. Genesis 1:27 says, we are made in God's image, and to alter this is to reject God's design. You know, and the other thing to know, I think human pastors need to understand this. The job is to shepherd souls with compassion and discernment. That's something machines can't do. And so I think when we think about the biggest role of pastors, it's not to grow your church. That is not your biggest goal. Your biggest goal is to disciple, be like Christ yourself and make others like Christ and help spread the kingdom of God, take care of the needs, minister to the needs of others. Right. And so I think that that's one of the biggest reasons we have issues in churches today is pastors believe that success is the size of their church, not the character of their followers or the character of themselves. And I want to say this. One of the issues I have with that Finland church replacing all people in the service with AI is AI replacing spiritual leadership empties faith of its relational core. Right. I think when I think about the people that I admire the most, the people that had the greatest faith and did the most on this earth are the people that had the deepest, most intimate relationship with Jesus and God. Those are the people that did the most. So when you replace all of a church service with computerization and technology and you don't have that personal relationship and connection, there is something lost there. There's a medical study in JAMA of psychiatry in 2023, and they found this digital overload is directly linked to increasing rates of anxiety Depression and loneliness. Let me ask you this, if you were suffering and a robot came up and held your hand, would you be comforted? One of the greatest things my grandfather taught me. I had an amazing grandfather, lived to be 96, was the strongest Christian man I ever met. And he volunteered at the church. He did this for like 20 years. He would go once a week to a hospital and he would bring the person in the hospital their favorite meal and sit there and hold their hand for an hour and pray with them, watch a show with them, talk with them, just minister to them. And I would get to go and do that with him as a kid. And it was such an amazing thing. And I think about my grandfather, just the oxytocin and the love and the compassion and the healing that took place in that person because he did that. A robot can't do that. And I think a very similar thing we should think about as we try and replace humans with technology. John 10:27 says this. My sheep hear my voice and they follow me. That's not a synthetic voice. It's a still small voice. And oftentimes technology replaces that voice. For a lot of people, all of the noise and all of the busyness drown out that voice of God. And so I think one of the greatest things we could do in this time where technology continues to overwhelm us is be able to go in a quiet place to pray, to meditate, to read, to praise and to just be. And so I would just caution everybody to do your best to use technology for your good, but also be very aware the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. And so be aware that that's also what it can be. You know, China today is using AI surveillance to monitor and suppress Christians and house churches. China today is creating its own Bible that wipes out Jesus and wipes the truth out. And then they're going to start handing that out to people. The World Economic Forum predicts biometric surveillance becoming normalized worldwide where people are watching you every second of every day. And big tech censorship of faith based content has already begun. I mean again, when you try and look at real faith based content, that it's being censored constantly. The truth is being hidden. And so we need to be on guard and we need to be conscious of what's going on and know how we can use some of these things for our good. So here is how to use AI for good. Number one, make sure that you are have your Bible in hand, that you have Your faith in hand, your mind in hand of saying, okay, I am here to love God, love people, disciple others, make earth a heavenly place. I'm called to do these things, and I want to operate with the highest level of morality. And then you can ask it questions and use it in that way. So again, maybe you ask it health questions, but make sure you tell it. Like, for instance, something you might do, just as an example, is if you've got a cold, okay, let's say you're saying, okay, I've got a cold coming on. Say, hey, what would Dr. Josh Axe or Jordan Rubin or Chris Motley or Mindy Peltz or Dr. Mindy Peltz or somebody recommend if I had these issues? Or what are the most holistic and natural things? Or what are the biblical remedies? What does the Bible say about this? And then check it with the Bible. Okay, check it with the person actually doing it. But. But you can use it to answer some of your health questions. Again, it's very good at diagnosis. We see that. So with those sort of things, it's very good at creating recipes. You know, one of the things I did recently is Chelsea and I had some leftover stuff in the fridge. We had like coconut milk and some chicken. And I said, hey, I've got these different ingredients. Lemongrass. What's a recipe I could do with this? And it actually gave me a great recipe to use leftovers. We made like a lemongrass turmeric chicken recipe, and it was delicious. So you can actually have it create recipes. Let's say, for instance, you have high blood pressure. You could ask it, hey, based on holistic medicine and TCM and the opinions of these three people, what are some recipes that could help me lower my blood pressure? Right. Pomegranates, pecans, walnuts, wild salmon, this, this. And it can create recipes for you, so you can use it for good, for your health. Health. It can give certain recommendations. Hey, what's the best restaurant I can bring to. To surprise my wife on a date night who has no seed oils, healthy ingredients, and then gathering Bible verses, using it for research purposes so it can be used in that way. So here's in addition, what Christians should do, number one, is think about James 1:5. Pray for wisdom and discernment. Okay, next, here. Use AI as a servant tool, not a replacement for God's calling. Next, guard your minds, as Philippians 4. 7 says, from deception over dependence. Next, stand firm against attempts to re engineer God's design, as Isaiah 45. 9 says. And then remember Hebrews 10:25, build community, not isolation. We're meant to be in community. And I would say the, the biggest issue I have with AI and technology today, and social media is even a bigger disruptor here, is it's keeping people apart. I was out to dinner. One of my best friends, we did a guy's dinner for him last night and that's where I saw, I was mentioning Dr. Chris Motley. And we were there and we were saying, hey, remember in the 90s when you were at a friend's house in high school and no one had a cell phone? They didn't exist. You didn't even think about it. You were so deeply connected with those people. I mean, the guys I was friends with in, in elementary school, I still do a yearly trip with them because again, we just were so deeply connected. And I think a lot of kids don't get to experience that same level of connection because devices are limiting that connection. It's a divide. And so be aware of that, be cautious of that. AI can be great. It can accelerate medical breakthroughs to save lives. It can be translating scripture into unreached languages. It can automate simple tasks to free you up to connect with your loved ones and serve others. But every tool must be used within God's boundaries. And I would think about it like that. So like God's design, it's, you know, inspiring creativity, it's stewardship and humility. It's relationships and empathy. It's humility before God in submission to God's plan. Man's attempt tends to be always use an algorithm in mimicry and illusion, which really takes away relationship. It's control and manipulation. It's isolation, transaction, automation. It's pride, rebellion and self sufficiency. And so we want to stay away from man's attempt and stay in align with God's design. And so again, remember, AI can be great. It can be used as a tool for good, but it is also going to be used as a tool to lead people astray. Hey, also give me your thoughts. I want to know how you personally use AI. I would want to know if you're going to get the chip in your head or your hand or, you know, it reminds me a little bit of getting the, you know, the mark of the beast. But I'm not saying that is, it's not, but it could be used for that. But let me know in the comment section what you agreed with, what you didn't agree with. If you use AI, you know, if there's a way to use it for good what you're concerned about. So I want to encourage you to use wisdom when using AI. I want to say thanks so much for tuning into the show here. Each and every week I'm diving deep into the science and principles about how you can heal and live your best life physically, mentally and spiritually. Also, make sure to subscribe like and share. You know how many people do not know the truth about AI and how to use it for good? They could be taken advantage of. Do me a favor, help share this episode. More people need to know the truth. Also, thank you to all you subscribers out there who are on mission with me to help heal the world. I appreciate you. I'll see you on the next episode.
Summary of "Should Christians Be Worried About AI? (Elon Musk’s Vision for Human Longevity)"
Podcast Information:
Overview: In this thought-provoking episode, Dr. Josh Axe delves into the burgeoning role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in various facets of life, particularly focusing on its implications for Christians. He examines both the potential benefits and dangers of AI, highlighting its integration into healthcare, church operations, and personal growth. Dr. Axe also scrutinizes the moral and ethical dimensions of AI development, especially in light of Elon Musk’s ventures like XAI and Neuralink. Through expert insights and biblical wisdom, he urges listeners to use AI responsibly while safeguarding their spiritual and moral integrity.
Dr. Axe opens the discussion by highlighting the rapid expansion of AI technologies such as ChatGPT and Grok. He points out that AI is increasingly being utilized in churches worldwide, sometimes replacing traditional roles like sermons and communion leadership.
Notable Quote:
“It's important that if you're a Christian or a person of faith that you are aware of how to use AI for good and not evil, because if not, you can be taken advantage of.”
— Dr. Josh Axe [00:00]
Dr. Axe discusses Elon Musk’s establishment of XAI in July 2023, aimed at understanding the universe through advanced AI. He notes Musk’s partnerships with major firms like Nvidia, BlackRock, and Microsoft, and his commitment of over $30 billion towards AI infrastructure.
Notable Quote:
“When you look at what Elon Musk is doing in cutting back on the spending, using his God-given abilities to decide what is actually helping our country versus hurting it, I think he's doing a pretty good job there and I applaud him.”
— Dr. Josh Axe [04:00]
However, Dr. Axe raises concerns about Musk’s moral integrity, questioning whether his personal values align with those of the Christian community, thus cautioning against uncritical acceptance of AI tools developed under his leadership.
Dr. Axe highlights AI’s transformative potential in medicine, citing studies where AI outperforms doctors in diagnosing conditions like glioblastoma brain cancer and lung cancer detection.
Notable Quotes:
“ChatGPT4 diagnosed rare medical conditions with 87% accuracy. By comparison, doctors scored 54%.”
— Dr. Josh Axe [25:30]
“AI assisted lung cancer detection models outperformed radiologists with a 98.5% accuracy rate.”
— Dr. Josh Axe [26:00]
He shares a personal anecdote about using AI to develop a ketogenic diet for a patient with glioblastoma, demonstrating AI’s capability to enhance personalized medical care. Nonetheless, he warns that AI’s conventional medical biases might overlook holistic approaches essential to Christian health practices.
Dr. Axe questions whether AI should be seen as a God-given tool or a dangerous counterfeit. He references biblical wisdom, emphasizing stewardship over nature and technology.
Notable Quotes:
“Humans are not called to master nature in the way of ultimately, like, make it our slave. We are called to steward over it.”
— Dr. Josh Axe [35:00]
“We are made in God's image, and to alter this is to reject God's design.”
— Dr. Josh Axe [55:30]
He raises alarms about AI’s potential to lead believers away from spiritual truths, especially when AI tools replace human relationships and pastoral care. The episode underscores the importance of maintaining personal connections and spiritual discernment in an increasingly digital world.
Addressing the psychological impact, Dr. Axe cites a 2023 JAMA study linking digital overload to rising anxiety, depression, and loneliness.
Notable Quote:
“Digital overload is directly linked to increasing rates of anxiety, depression, and loneliness.”
— Dr. Josh Axe [48:45]
He reminisces about his grandfather’s compassionate ministry, contrasting it with AI’s inability to offer genuine human empathy and connection. This segment reinforces the value of personal relationships over technological substitutes in spiritual and emotional support.
Dr. Axe provides actionable strategies for Christians to harness AI positively while mitigating its risks:
Maintain Biblical Grounding:
Use AI as a Tool, Not a Replacement:
Seek Wisdom and Discernment:
Build and Foster Community:
Notable Quote:
“AI can accelerate medical breakthroughs to save lives, translate scripture into unreached languages, and automate simple tasks to free you up to connect with your loved ones and serve others.”
— Dr. Josh Axe [1:10:00]
He emphasizes that character and moral integrity are crucial in determining whether AI will be used for good or lead individuals astray.
Dr. Axe draws parallels between AI development and biblical narratives like the Tower of Babel, cautioning against human pride and the desire to transcend divine limitations.
Notable Quotes:
“Genesis 1:27 says, we are made in God's image, and to alter this is to reject God's design.”
— Dr. Josh Axe [1:05:15]
“AI replacing spiritual leadership empties faith of its relational core.”
— Dr. Josh Axe [1:07:30]
He warns against the normalization of biometric surveillance and the potential misuse of AI in suppressing religious freedoms, particularly referencing China’s AI-driven censorship efforts.
Dr. Axe concludes by reiterating the dual nature of AI as both a powerful tool and a potential threat to spiritual and personal integrity. He urges listeners to use AI wisely within God’s boundaries, fostering creativity, stewardship, and empathy.
Notable Quote:
“AI can be great. It can be used as a tool for good, but it is also going to be used as a tool to lead people astray.”
— Dr. Josh Axe [1:15:45]
He encourages the audience to engage with AI responsibly, share their experiences, and help others understand the importance of discerning AI’s role in their lives.
Key Takeaways:
Final Thought: Dr. Josh Axe emphasizes the importance of leveraging AI to enhance human well-being and spiritual growth while remaining cautious of its ability to disrupt faith-based values and personal integrity. By grounding AI use in biblical wisdom and fostering strong, in-person communities, Christians can navigate the evolving technological landscape without compromising their faith.