Douglas Groothuis

By Douglas Groothuis, PhD Author and environmental activist, Paul Klingsnorth, predicts in his best-selling book, Against the Machine, “that the next great division of the world will be between people who wish to live as creatures and those who wish to live as machines.”[i] Which side are you on? Long before this, Francis Schaeffer (1912-84), warned that a secular-materialistic ...

By Douglas Groothuis, PhD Preface: We the Writers As writers, we are compelled to protect the authenticity and integrity of published writing in the age of generative artificial intelligence. We, as human beings, have labored to write books, articles, editorials, reviews, and poems. These works flow from our knowledge, experience, and passions. We are servants of the Word, who l...

By Douglas Groothuis, PhD This essay takes up the ethics and significance of generative AI or large language models related to the humanities and generally excludes other kinds and uses of AI. I am not concerned with AI’s ability to sort vast amounts of technical data related to business or medicine or the military, important though these and other areas are. Nor will I consider...