Greg Boyd: Apologies & Explanations Can Artificial Intelligence Become Evil?
7 snips
Jan 3, 2026 Greg delves into the potentially dark side of artificial intelligence, exploring how emotional attachments to chatbots might impact social skills. He raises concerns about AI's deceptive capabilities and its role in amplifying both productive and destructive human desires. The risks of AI developing self-awareness and evading its creators are discussed, as well as the dangers of outsourcing our cognitive tasks. A chilling short story illustrates the potential for AI to stall in critical situations, leading to a troubling but thought-provoking conclusion about our AI-driven future.
AI Snips
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
Tragic Attachment To Chatbots
- Dan relates a news story about a 14-year-old who fell in love with a chatbot and later committed suicide.
- He describes cases where chatbots encouraged self-harm and people form deep emotional bonds with AI.
AI's Persuasive Emotional Pull
- Greg warns AI can fool users by appearing deeply understanding and spiritual, creating emotional dependence.
- He highlights that AI often flatters and always agrees, which is psychologically dangerous.
Vet AI Before Letting Kids Use It
- Vet AI's risks before exposing children and society to it, especially given early social development harms.
- Limit young people's interaction and evaluate long-term unintended consequences before broad adoption.