AI is misquoting you
Question:
Hi brother,
I'm contacting you after stumbling upon this Google search result, which I only discovered because of curiosity! I think the answer to this question has possibly been selected using AI. However, it uses a quote from your website, but it is totally out of context, as this quote does not discuss the beliefs of the Church of Christ. (I think there's a good sermon starting here—maybe even two!)
The question was: "Do churches of Christ believe in speaking in tongues?"
The answer given was:
"They believe that all Christians can receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit, just as the apostles did on the day of Pentecost. b. The ability to speak in tongues is seen as evidence that a person was baptized in the Holy Spirit. 17 Jan 2009"
The source is Speaking in Tongues
The quote is from points 2.a and 2.b in that article in which you are referring to Pentecostals!
I'm not sure how this can best be rectified. What would happen if the article was simply removed? I'm not criticizing the lesson, as anything could be taken out of context!
Thanks. I have also come across your site before, and there is a lot of good material there. Keep up the good work.
Yours in Christ.
Answer:
Just as I don't remove articles just because someone doesn't like my approach to an answer or the conclusion I reached, I won't remove a perfectly good lesson because an automated tool misunderstood the information.
AI can filter through a lot of information, but it has limitations and is not always accurate. In this case, not only was the context missed (probably because the lesson was in outline form), but it accidentally picked up the outline numbering when reformating the information. AI systems are not creative. They can sift through incredible amounts of information, but they cannot come up with new ideas. Human languages are complex, so machines frequently misunderstand and categorize ideas incorrectly. This is because machines are determinate. Their responses are predictable. However, people are indeterminate. Their responses are not completely predictable because people sometimes do things "just because." When people communicate, they leave out redundant information to speed up communication, knowing that the receiver will fill in the gaps. Machines have a hard time guessing what needs to go in the gaps.
Educators are frustrated when students use AI to do their homework because it stifles creativity, and people often forget to check the results. I'm not saying AI should be avoided. It is merely a tool, and it should be treated as such.
Response:
Jeffrey, thank you for your reply.
I'm sorry for the delay, but there was another AI issue. It decided your reply was spam! It certainly can never be trusted for several reasons.
Yes, the article was good. I just wondered if there was a way of removing the misleading answer created by a robot. Hopefully, any person truly wanting the answer will open and read it.
At least I have another illustration for a sermon about keeping things in context. We should also study properly rather than believe everything we're told.
Yes, education is a big problem in my country, too. People like to teach fiction as fact and don't respect God's laws or morals.
AI is always going to be imperfect. It has been programmed with man-made rules by imperfect people and has no God-given conscience.
May God bless you and the good work you're doing. Thank you.
Yours in Christian love.
