However, Elder Gong also warned against the malicious use of AI, such as deepfakes, and emphasized the importance of relying on the Holy Spirit, wisdom, and trusted sources to discern truth. He cautioned against oversaturating Church members with AI-generated content and reminded that the Church is primarily a source of God's truth. The Church aims to use AI tools wisely and effectively, and protect its members from deception.
Key takeaways:
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is embracing artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool to spread the gospel, but has issued guiding principles to ensure its proper use.
- The guiding principles focus on maintaining a spiritual connection, transparency, privacy and security, and accountability in the use of AI.
- The Church sees potential in AI for family history work, process automation, and language translation, among other things.
- Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles warns against the malicious use of AI, such as deepfakes, and advises reliance on the Holy Spirit, wisdom, and trusted sources to discern truth.