Wrestling with the Idolatry of AI

Wrestlers, I don't often do solo episodes but sometimes I have more that I want to express as my personal view and this episode is one of those times.

The stock market darling for all of 2025 was Nvidia and all things related to AI holdings.  For the first two weeks of this year I have consumed content related to AI that stirred my inner man and made me more aware of the wrestling match I am experiencing over it.

This episode connects the dots through each of these stories:

·      ChatGPT commercials aimed at young men

·      Physical AI in large machines or mining of our health records

·      Peggy Noonan’s theory on America losing its melody

·      Russian disinformation and denial to sew division within the U.S.

·      AI bias skewing outcomes and creating environmental harm

The question put to all of us is: "Are we fully examining the potential unintended consequences of rushing headlong into the AI world?"

It seems like it's becoming our new idol and at the end of this episode I cover two stories from history as cautionary tales.  

No matter what your opinion is about AI this episode might be a great one to investigate so that you can step back and see the forest not just  the trees and consider your own personal philosophy about this tsunami heading right for all of us.

You also might want to head back to a previous episode I did with Dr Wallace Henley on his book titled "Who Will Rule The Coming 'Gods'?: The Looming Spiritual Crisis Of Artificial Intelligence" That episode is titled "The Moral Hazard of AI"

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