Imago Dei in the Age of AI, Part 3: Will AI *Really* Change the World? (#453)

Imago Dei in the Age of AI, Part 3: Will AI *Really* Change the World? (#453)

From Considering Catholicism by Greg Smith

April 20, 2026 · 24 min · Episode 460

About this episode

In this episode, Greg Smith explores whether AI will truly change the human condition, emphasizing the enduring nature of human realities despite technological advancements.

This is Part 3 of our four-episode series “What Is Man That You Are Mindful of Him? Imago Dei in the Age of AI.” Everyone says AI is going to completely remake human civilization. Greg agrees it will change many things — work, education, medicine, daily routines — just as farming, the Industrial Revolution, and the internet did before it. But here’s the deeper question: Will AI really change the world in the ways that matter most? From the Garden of Eden to Rome under the Caesars to your phone screen right now, the deepest realities of life — pride and humility, lust and love, greed and generosity, sin and virtue — have stayed remarkably the same. Technology reshapes our circumstances, but it never rewires the human heart. Drawing from Hebrews 2, the Cross, and 1 Corinthians 15, Greg shows how the eternal Son became man — not angel — entering our flesh, suffering, and death to redeem what no algorithm can touch. The Incarnation remains God’s definitive answer in flesh and blood. If the AI headlines leave you wondering whether anything truly changes the human condition, this episode brings steady, hopeful clarity: the owner’s manual for navigating the 21st century is still the one…

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