Kirk Cameron is asking the question many Christians have quietly been wondering: What does God actually think about ChatGPT, robots, and the rapid rise of artificial intelligence?
The actor and outspoken Christian host tackled the controversial subject during a new episode of Takeaways with Kirk Cameron, welcoming philosophy and ethics professor Dr. Jason Thacker for a candid discussion about whether AI is simply a helpful tool-or something far more spiritually formative.
And Cameron did not hold back.
While acknowledging that AI can outperform human beings in speed and efficiency, Cameron pushed back against the idea that people are merely inferior versions of sophisticated computers.
"We do everything poorly compared to Grok or ChatGPT," Cameron said, before rejecting that conclusion as both "very wrong" and "very evil."
Then came his most memorable declaration: human beings are created in the image of God, but "Siri is not."
Thacker agreed, stressing that there is a fundamental difference between a human being and a technological system. A person, he argued, is "someone," while AI remains "something." Human dignity is not rooted in productivity, speed, or the ability to generate instant answers, but in being created and loved by God.
The conversation grew even more intense when Cameron asked whether technology is inherently good or bad. Thacker's answer was neither-but he insisted that technology is never neutral.
According to Thacker, digital tools do not simply obey their users. They also shape habits, desires, relationships, beliefs, and even the way people understand God. Christians, he warned, should neither reject technology fearfully nor embrace it uncritically.
The real question is no longer simply, "Can we use it?"
It is: "Should we?"
Thacker pointed to familiar warning signs, including checking a phone immediately after waking, feeling phantom vibrations, mindlessly scrolling before bed, and relying on technology without stopping to consider whether it is producing wisdom or spiritual health.
Cameron also raised concerns that artificial intelligence may be shrinking society's understanding of what it means to be human. As developers work to make chatbots sound warmer, wiser, and more emotionally convincing, he questioned whether real people are simultaneously being treated as less valuable.
That concern led the pair into a discussion about loneliness and human relationships. Thacker argued that AI interactions are usually designed around what the user wants to receive, while Christian love is directed toward giving oneself to God and others.
Real friendships, marriages, churches, and families are inconvenient, demanding, and occasionally messy. That, Thacker suggested, is precisely why they cannot be replaced by a chatbot.
The episode also addressed end-times fears surrounding AI. Cameron noted that some believers are convinced the technology is connected to the Antichrist, the mark of the beast, or an approaching technological apocalypse.
Thacker refused to fuel the panic.
"There's definitely hope, and His name is Jesus," he said, arguing that God is neither surprised nor threatened by technological change. Instead of obsessively attempting to decode AI through Revelation, Christians should approach the digital age with biblical wisdom, discernment, and confidence in Christ.
Cameron appeared especially intrigued by the possibility that technology could eventually overplay its hand. He suggested that an increasingly artificial culture might create a renewed hunger for authenticity, face-to-face conversation, and genuinely human relationships.
Thacker agreed that God has repeatedly redeemed technologies for good purposes. He pointed to Roman roads, the printing press, and even the cross as examples of instruments or systems that could be used within God's sovereign plan.
Still, both men warned that Christians should not blindly trust whatever appears on a screen.
Thacker recalled once sharing a sensational online story with his wife, only to discover minutes later that it was false. The embarrassing experience taught him a lesson that has become even more urgent in the AI era: just because a chatbot confidently says something does not make it true.
With misinformation now capable of being created and distributed at enormous scale, Thacker urged believers to slow down, verify claims, remain rooted in Scripture, and listen to trusted people who are willing to challenge them.
The interview did not end with a demand that Christians abandon their phones, delete ChatGPT, or retreat from modern life. Instead, Cameron and Thacker called for something much harder: intentionality.
For Christian families, that could mean spending less time constantly connected, removing devices from certain spaces, debating questions around the dinner table instead of immediately searching for answers, and asking what kind of person technology is helping them become.
AI may be able to answer questions, imitate conversation, generate sermons, and complete tasks in seconds.
But according to Cameron, it still cannot carry the one distinction that matters most.
Human beings bear the image of God.
The machines do not.
