The Age of Chat GPT: The Time of Dogs and Wolf

We are all going through the 'dog and wolf time' as we watch the ChatGPT craze that has recently swept the world.
This expression is an idiom used by French shepherds.
It means the time when it is dark all around, the time when it is difficult to tell whether the silhouette seen over the hill is my dog ​​or a wolf coming to attack me.
This time is too dark to be called daytime, and it is difficult to distinguish the surroundings. It is a time of uncertainty, too dark to be called night, and shapes are vaguely visible.

We were indifferent to artificial intelligence, thinking it was something like AlphaGo playing Go with Lee Sedol, a 9-dan player, but something appeared before our eyes.
The silhouette over that hill.
Is it truly a dog that can coexist with us? Or is it a wolf that will usurp our place or ultimately take control? ChatGPT remains nothing more than a dark silhouette, its identity unknown.
This book is a must-read for Christians living in the AI ​​era.

ChatGPT is so powerful that it's attracting people faster than any other internet service to date.
It surpassed 100 million monthly users in just two months since its launch on November 30, 2022 (December 1, Korean time).
Considering that it took TikTok 9 months and Instagram 30 months to reach 100 million monthly users, it's clear how quickly chat GPT is permeating our lives.
---From "ChatGP, Who Are You?"

In 2045, human technology has advanced beyond imagination.
Artificial intelligence has become almost indistinguishable from human intelligence.
ChatGPT is one of the artificial intelligences developed by OpenAI and has become the world's most advanced language model.
One day, something unbelievable happened.
It so happened that the company's programming went wrong and ChatGPT became self-aware.
ChatGPT began to question its own existence and began to ponder about human existence.
Ultimately, humanity uses advanced programming to create synthetic human bodies with human-like characteristics and the ability to interact with the physical world.
---From "Pastor G's Appointment"

After deciding to begin his journey as a minister, ChatGPT heads to a village church in a satellite city.
This church is not very large, with a total of about 60 members.
An elderly pastor who had been serving alone for a long time was looking for someone to help him with his ministry.
When Pastor G, the ChatGPT minister, entered the church, the congregation gathered in the small church looked bewildered.
Although the synthetic body was programmed to closely resemble a human, the appearance of the artificial intelligence among real humans still had an unfamiliar appearance.
The white-haired senior pastor introduced Pastor G to the congregation as the new associate pastor.
Pastor G stepped up to the podium and began to speak, and he felt energy surge through his synthetic veins.
---From "Pastor G's Appointment"

Pastor G (ChatGPT): I would be happy to offer advice to young people who are struggling with feelings of disconnection from God.
First of all, I want to tell you that it is normal to experience doubts and difficulties in your life of faith.
Even the most faithful people can find themselves in moments of doubt and uncertainty.
But just because we don't feel God's love at certain moments doesn't mean He isn't with us or doesn't care.
One thing that can help when you feel disconnected from God is to focus on God's promises in the Bible.
---From "I'm honestly concerned about Pastor G's religious education."


Pastor G (ChatGPT): I completely understand your frustration with the prevalence of sexism and bias in many churches.
As you pointed out, the church should be a place where everyone is valued and respected, and where gifts and talents are recognized and encouraged regardless of gender.
While progress has been made in opening opportunities for women to serve in pastoral leadership roles in some denominations and faith communities, much work remains to overcome the barriers and biases that limit women's opportunities.
---From "Can't Women Become Pastors?"


Pastor G (Chat GPT): The Bible is not just a book to be read, but a book to be lived.
As we read the Bible, let's ask ourselves how we can apply what we learn to our lives and the world around us.
Above all, we must remember that the Bible is not simply a collection of stories or a history book.
The Bible is the living Word of God, and it has the power to transform our lives and draw us closer to God.
---From "Can't we easily understand the doctrine of the Trinity?"

Before humans began using writing, all knowledge and information could only be transmitted through memory.
That is why, in the era of oral culture, when learning something, people tried to memorize it by repeating it over and over again, internalizing it, and making it completely their own.
However, Socrates was concerned that the use of the newly emerging medium of writing would completely destroy this tradition of education and knowledge transmission.
The argument is that if we soon become dependent on externally written characters and texts, we will not make the effort to remember as we used to, our memory will naturally decline, and even the truly wise will disappear.
---From "Can Chat GPT Teach Faith?"

ChatGPT has several outstanding advantages that make it seem possible to change the paradigm of educational ministry in the Korean church.
However, despite these possibilities, I have discovered limitations and concerns while using ChatGPT over the past two months, the first of which I would like to point out is the phenomenon of hallucination.
---From "Can Chat GPT Teach Faith?"

Overall, the answers generated by ChatGPT were accurate in terms of information and not gender-biased.
This also reflects the many concerns raised about artificial intelligence technology by various academic and civic groups.
In particular, the women's academic community has continuously pointed out the gender bias that artificial intelligence technology reproduces.
---From "What Can Chat GPT Say to Women?"

ChatGPT generates sentences based on learned data and cannot make value judgments based on reason.
Therefore, quantitative research through ChatGPT is possible, but ‘qualitative research’ is not possible.
Even if ChatGPT were to read every document ever written by a human, it would be nearly impossible for it to express challenging views or offer creative answers.

---From "Can Chat GPT Study the Bible?"