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Andrew Noble
@andrewnoble.bsky.social
Christian in Kitchener. PhD student at the University of Nottingham. Theology and Technology. Host of What Would Jesus Tech.
I also don’t think you should work for the devil!

(I appreciate your work though. And AI as mirror is a good approach, as you’ve said for TGC. Shannan Vallor has some good points about AI as mirror as well though I’d prefer your take over hers. She lacks a distinctly Christian virtue ethic)
August 9, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Turkle is great.

It is different in many ways.

For one, I don’t think anyone has committed suicide due to a fond pet affection (see character AI case. See recent episode of Undivided Attention)

2, Underlying Gnosticism.

Each tool must be assessed on its own. Analogies are limited.
August 9, 2025 at 11:44 AM
You can leverage your Ellul insights. Dan may not be familiar with them.

I think AI as companionship is increasingly important. I like connecting this to idolatry. (Idol in relational and inducing sense not as in the ultimate god sense of idol)

AI ethics tends to be weak on Christianity
August 9, 2025 at 2:08 AM