It’s Not Good to Be Alone—with Chatbots
Summary
A September 25, 2026 commentary argues that frequent use of generative AI chatbots may intensify loneliness rather than relieve it. Using the image of seawater increasing thirst, the article presents chatbot interaction as potentially emotionally unsatisfying and warns that people may become shaped by AI use. It contrasts this concern with a Christian call to renewed thinking and transformation, referencing J. B. Phillips’s paraphrase of Romans 12:2. The article also invokes neuroplasticity to argue that repeated focus can alter the brain.
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Biblical Context
The article explicitly frames its concern through Romans 12:2, contrasting conformity to an external influence with the renewal of the mind. That is a direct biblical connection because the passage is quoted and used as the article’s theological basis. The article also presents Jesus and Christian transformation as preferable to dependence on chatbots, but it does not identify a specific Gospel teaching about artificial intelligence or chatbot use. Its claims about neuroplasticity are scientific assertions, not biblical teachings, and should not be treated as scriptural conclusions.
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The article directly invokes J. B. Phillips’s paraphrase of this verse to warn against being shaped by AI and to advocate transformation through renewed thinking.
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