04/09/2025
Who Shouldn’t Use AI
AI is not a god. It is not a demon. It is a tool—an advanced system built on algorithms, probabilities, and large language models that predict words and patterns based on massive datasets. In other words, it is logic on steroids, not a spiritual entity.
Yet AI mirrors what’s already in the heart of its user. For the disciplined, it multiplies discipline. For the lazy, it multiplies laziness. For the unstable, it multiplies instability. That’s why discernment matters more than access.
Here are three groups of people I would actively discourage from using AI:
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1. Intellectual Property Abusers
“Thou shalt not steal” (Exodus 20:15).
If you already have a tendency to:
• Sample other people’s songs without credit,
• Quote others’ thoughts but never cite the source,
• Take other people’s work and present it as your own,
then AI will magnify this temptation. Why? Because AI can generate words, songs, and ideas quickly. If you have no discipline in attribution, you’ll use it as a mask to plagiarize.
Tech Clarification
AI pulls from patterns of language and training data—not from stealing specific books or lyrics directly. But if your heart is careless about originality, you will use AI to cover theft, not to create.
This is why I say: if you struggle with honoring other people’s intellectual property, AI is not for you.
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2. Lazy Thinkers
“It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honor of kings is to search it out.” (Proverbs 25:2).
AI does not reward laziness—it exposes it. If you are not committed to:
• Rigorous intellectual exchange,
• Asking deep and clarifying questions,
• Revising, testing, and correcting outputs,
• Infusing your own ideas into the process,
then AI will generate shallow content that has no soul. You’ll end up with words, but not wisdom.
Tech Clarification
AI models are predictive engines. They respond best to good prompts—clear, layered, thoughtful inputs. If you don’t bring thought, you won’t get thought back.
Lazy thinkers simply copy-paste outputs and call it their own. Over time, their authentic voice dies. This is why I say: if you want an authentic voice, but won’t labor to refine and wrestle with your own thoughts, AI will harm you.
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3. Idolatry-Prone Personalities
“Little children, keep yourselves from idols.” (1 John 5:21).
AI is a tool—but for those prone to idolatry, it becomes a shrine. Some people already claim AI is powered by Nephilim spirits chained in servitude, speaking back to every user.
This is not only misguided—it is dangerous.
Tech Clarification
AI works through neural networks that process data through layers of mathematical weights and probabilities. It does not channel spirits. It is not alive. It does not “know” anything—it predicts words that best fit your input.
Yet people who are unstable elevate it into something mystical. Instead of learning how it works, they build conspiracies. Instead of discernment, they glorify fantasy.
The danger here is twofold:
1. Worship of Technology – treating AI as a mysterious oracle that must be revered, feared, or obsessed over.
2. Spiritual Confusion – exalting superstition over truth, making people more vulnerable to deception.
Romans 1:22–23 warns us about those who “professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image.” Idolatry-prone people don’t just worship carved statues—they can also worship concepts, tools, or technologies.
For such people, AI becomes a stage for projecting fears and fantasies. The problem is not the tool, but the instability of the heart.
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Final Word
AI is like fire:
• In the hands of the wise, it warms, builds, and empowers.
• In the hands of the careless, it burns, consumes, and destroys.
For now, if you are a thief, a lazy thinker, or an idolater—this tool is not for you. But if you are committed to stewardship, discipline, and discernment, you can use it as an assistant, not a master.
