Arianna Huffington(@ariannahuff):Is AI God? Some in Silicon Valley seem to think so. @TheTimes of London reports that a number of AI developers are asking themselves questions like, “Should we be allowed to develop God-like powers?” and “What does it mean to be human if we can play God?” @WIRED calls this “an ethos of techno-theology that’s become pervasive in Silicon Valley.” So with AI, is the Supreme Being making itself known to its faithful flock one frontier-model progression at a time? (“For God so loved the world, that he beta-launched his only begotten AI agent…”) The answer is a categorical no. AI is not divine. But it can paradoxically force us to have the conversation we’ve neglected since the Enlightenment: Who are we, and what truly defines us? Acknowledging our defeat to AI in the game of intelligence can push us to the far more rewarding playing fields of wisdom, intuition, generosity, giving, and our pursuit of the transcendent. You can read more in my latest On My Mind newsletter:

2026.08.02 13:02

Is AI God? Some in Silicon Valley seem to think so. @TheTimes of London reports that a number of AI developers are asking themselves questions like, “Should we be allowed to develop God-like powers?” and “What does it mean to be human if we can play God?” @WIRED calls this “an ethos of techno-theology that’s become pervasive in Silicon Valley.” So with AI, is the Supreme Being making itself known to its faithful flock one frontier-model progression at a time? (“For God so loved the world, that he beta-launched his only begotten AI agent…”) The answer is a categorical no. AI is not divine. But it can paradoxically force us to have the conversation we’ve neglected since the Enlightenment: Who are we, and what truly defines us? Acknowledging our defeat to AI in the game of intelligence can push us to the far more rewarding playing fields of wisdom, intuition, generosity, giving, and our pursuit of the transcendent. You can read more in my latest On My Mind newsletter: