Her lights flashed to get our attention.
Dave: “Alexa, do you have a notification?”
Alexa: “One new notification from Alexa News from Fox News. ___________. Do you want to hear more?”
Dave: “No.”
Me: “I wonder why she does that? She says it is from both Alexa News and Fox News too.”
Alexa: “I’m sorry, I don’t have an answer to that.”
Yikes—she heard me and responded!
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, has been a regular topic in the news of late. It started out as convenience, but has quickly become a concern.
We have been using it—perhaps without realizing it. Have you texted someone recently and found the word you were starting to write pop up? That is AI. Or maybe while scrolling through the internet gathering info on a potential purchase—suddenly all these ads come at you without your prompting? AI is at work. I heard of a couple talking face to face, in front of their phones apparently, and ads starting streaming in to relate to their conversation.
Can it go too far? Technology knows so much these days that it can be frightening.
This has been a talking point in the writers meetings I have attended. It seems there are websites available that will help an author produce an online book using their own voice.
As tempting as that may sound, I suspect there may be drawbacks.
TV commercials speak of multiple mortgages being made on your home without your knowledge. Snail mail enters your mailbox of a security breach at your bank. While it may or may not be AI, it definitely is technology. It is only a matter of time and your voice may be ‘kidnaped’ and used against you in some way.
Yes, in my world, that is going too far—and we all should proceed with caution.
But consider this:
There is one who does more that hear what we say—he reads hearts. He knows our thoughts and desires. Not Santa Claus, but Jesus. The Good Book documents such happenings in Mark 2:6-8 and Luke 9:46, to name a couple instances.
Words should be used wisely—and beware of what enters our heart. He knows. Jesus understands what we want—and like a good father provides for our needs. There is a difference, and can explain why some of our desires go unfulfilled. It takes faith and trust to comprehend what the fifties television show indicates, Father Knows Best.
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One Day Wonders with JBK 