Artificial Intelligence: Tool or threat?

Join the Denison Forum podcast with host Mark as he discusses the complexities of Artificial Intelligence with Dr. Katie Frugé, the director of the Center for Cultural Engagement with Texas Baptist. This episode examines AI’s potential as both a tool and a risk in our daily lives, the ethical concerns it raises, and its possible benefits in ministry and Bible translation. Explore how AI has evolved, its current applications, and how Christians can thoughtfully integrate and regulate this technology in society.

Topics

• (00:17): Exploring Artificial Intelligence: Tool or terrorist?
• (00:48): Meet Dr. Katie Frugé: AI enthusiast
• (02:23): The evolution of AI: From hypothetical to everyday use
• (06:41): AI in our daily lives: Integration and impact
• (19:41): Generative AI: Creating new content
• (22:08): Ethical concerns and human bias in AI
• (27:58): Human intelligence vs. AI
• (30:20): The Tower of Babel analogy
• (33:32): Regulating AI development
• (37:14): Global AI race
• (39:10): AI in ministry
• (50:46): Learning about AI
• (55:47): The impact of AI on society
• (59:17): Concluding thoughts

Resources

• The Artifice of Intelligence: Divine and Human Relationships in a Robotic Age
• AI and Faith Website
• Hard Fork Podcast
• The Center for Cultural Engagement | Texas Baptists
• The Washington Post Tech Brief
• The peril of AI and the path to transcendent hope
• Winners of the Nobel Prize in physics warn of AI dangers
• “I have the power to manipulate, monitor, and destroy anything I want”: The threat of autonomous AI and the unique response of biblical faith
• Is DeepSeek AI a “Sputnik Moment?”
• Google AI makes breakthrough in biology

About Dr. Katie Frugé

Katie Frugé, Ph.D., earned her Master of Divinity degree and Ph.D. in systematic theology from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Katie Frugé has been named director of Texas Baptists’ Center for Cultural Engagement and the Christian Life Commission. Frugé began her service with the Baptist General Convention of Texas in 2019 as the hunger and human care specialist with the CLC. She later took on the role of associate director of the CLC.

About Dr. Mark Turman

Dr. Mark Turman is the Executive Director of Denison Forum and Vice President of Denison Ministries. Among his many duties, Turman is most notably the host of The Denison Forum Podcast. He is also the chief strategist for DF Pastors, which equips pastors and church leaders to understand and transform today’s culture.

About Denison Forum

Denison Forum exists to thoughtfully engage the issues of the day from a biblical perspective through The Daily Article email newsletter and podcast, The Denison Forum Podcast, as well as many books and additional resources.