Replay: The Age of AI with Jason Thacker
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April 1, 2026 · 60 min · Season 3 · Episode 10
About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of artificial intelligence in education and writing standards with Jason Thacker.
When students started turning in papers written by artificial intelligence, educators were caught flat-footed. We knew that machines would replace many human tasks, but we thought the humanities were immune to that. Have our writing standards fallen so low that we can no longer write better than computers? Or are we about to experience the awakening of Artificial Consciousness? Matt and Alastair discuss this situation with Jason Thacker, the Chair of Research in Technology Ethics at the ERLC. — Get the ebook Spiritual Formation for the Family at http://mereorthodoxy.com/family . Mere Fidelity is a podcast from Mere Orthodoxy and is listener-supported. If you would like to support this work, become a Mere Orthodoxy Member today at http://mereorthodoxy.com/membership . Get 30% of the Baker Book of the Month, Keeping Kids Christian: Recovering A Biblical Vision For Lifelong Discipleship, by going to: http://bakerbookhouse.com/pages/mere-fidelity — Timestamps: Written by a Bot [0:00] The ChatGPT Panic [2:45] What is human? [6:48] Is intelligence important? [11:09] Going Full Hobbit [20:57] Did we do this on purpose? [28:00] Inevitable Arms Race [34:44] Covid Tech-lash [45:20]…
People in this episode
Hosts: Matt, Alastair
Guest: Jason Thacker
Topics covered
- artificial intelligence
- education
- technology ethics
- humanities
- writing standards
- artificial consciousness
Keywords
- AI
- education
- writing
- technology ethics
- humanity
- artificial consciousness
Sponsors
Mere Orthodoxy, Baker Book House
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: ERLC, Mere Orthodoxy, Baker Book House
Products: Spiritual Formation for the Family, Keeping Kids Christian: Recovering A Biblical Vision For Lifelong Discipleship
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