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There are a lot of interesting things being done with artificial intelligence these days—Jon Oleksiuk’s YouTube channel is one of them.
Oleksiuk programs two or three AI apps to engage in a debate on a topic—usually theological in nature (though a couple videos debate prominent American political topics). Each of these AI debaters, coded to be experts on opposite sides of the issue, take rhetorical shots back and forth, articulating why its argument trumps the other.
Does God exist? An “atheist” AI debates a “believer.”
What if Jesus, Muhammad and Buddha were judged by AI? Another video wonders.
Was the Bible corrupted? A third video debate teases.
Oh, but they’re not the only AI programs tossing words in the metaphorical ring. That’s because the 15 judges of the debate are 15 other AI models—from Chat GPT to Grok 2. Following the debate, they’ll determine the winner based on who had the most persuasive argument.
Who would’ve guessed that even a well-programmed artificially intelligent app could lose a debate?
POSITIVE CONTENT
The arguments on Jon Oleksiuk are largely focused on theological topics, and more specifically, topics related to Christianity. We hear many compelling arguments in favor of the religion. And based on the scores at the end of the videos, it’s clear that the AI “judges” find them logically compelling, too.
An added benefit of Oleksiuk’s AI debates is that the opponents never resort to emotional attacks. For example, some issues that humans might debate, such as personhood and abortion, might cause one person to become too impassioned to properly argue a particular point. However, the AI “experts” are able to focus on the root of each issue and the core of their opponent’s argument, since they don’t have an emotional response that might muddle the conversation.
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CHANNEL SUMMARY
Using AI apps to complete your homework for you is lazy and will only hurt you in the long run. But using it to debate theological issues? Well, that could be interesting and informative.
Despite the final scoring by the AI judges, Oleksiuk doesn’t claim that the debate winner is the one who is ultimately right—that’s up to you, the viewer, to decide. But what the channel does do is allow viewers to listen to “thoughtful” arguments and determine their validity.
While not explicitly Christian, given Oleksiuk’s focus on Christian debate topics, this channel may well intrigue many a believer.
Kennedy Unthank
Kennedy Unthank studied journalism at the University of Missouri. He knew he wanted to write for a living when he won a contest for “best fantasy story” while in the 4th grade. What he didn’t know at the time, however, was that he was the only person to submit a story. Regardless, the seed was planted. Kennedy collects and plays board games in his free time, and he loves to talk about biblical apologetics. He’s also an avid cook. He thinks the ending of Lost “wasn’t that bad.”
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There are a lot of interesting things being done with artificial intelligence these days—Jon Oleksiuk’s YouTube channel is one of them.
Oleksiuk programs two or three AI apps to engage in a debate on a topic—usually theological in nature (though a couple videos debate prominent American political topics). Each of these AI debaters, coded to be experts on opposite sides of the issue, take rhetorical shots back and forth, articulating why its argument trumps the other.
Does God exist? An “atheist” AI debates a “believer.”
What if Jesus, Muhammad and Buddha were judged by AI? Another video wonders.
Was the Bible corrupted? A third video debate teases.
Oh, but they’re not the only AI programs tossing words in the metaphorical ring. That’s because the 15 judges of the debate are 15 other AI models—from Chat GPT to Grok 2. Following the debate, they’ll determine the winner based on who had the most persuasive argument.
Who would’ve guessed that even a well-programmed artificially intelligent app could lose a debate?
POSITIVE CONTENT
The arguments on Jon Oleksiuk are largely focused on theological topics, and more specifically, topics related to Christianity. We hear many compelling arguments in favor of the religion. And based on the scores at the end of the videos, it’s clear that the AI “judges” find them logically compelling, too.
An added benefit of Oleksiuk’s AI debates is that the opponents never resort to emotional attacks. For example, some issues that humans might debate, such as personhood and abortion, might cause one person to become too impassioned to properly argue a particular point. However, the AI “experts” are able to focus on the root of each issue and the core of their opponent’s argument, since they don’t have an emotional response that might muddle the conversation.
CONTENT CONCERNS
None.
CHANNEL SUMMARY
Using AI apps to complete your homework for you is lazy and will only hurt you in the long run. But using it to debate theological issues? Well, that could be interesting and informative.
Despite the final scoring by the AI judges, Oleksiuk doesn’t claim that the debate winner is the one who is ultimately right—that’s up to you, the viewer, to decide. But what the channel does do is allow viewers to listen to “thoughtful” arguments and determine their validity.
While not explicitly Christian, given Oleksiuk’s focus on Christian debate topics, this channel may well intrigue many a believer.
Kennedy Unthank
Kennedy Unthank studied journalism at the University of Missouri. He knew he wanted to write for a living when he won a contest for “best fantasy story” while in the 4th grade. What he didn’t know at the time, however, was that he was the only person to submit a story. Regardless, the seed was planted. Kennedy collects and plays board games in his free time, and he loves to talk about biblical apologetics. He’s also an avid cook. He thinks the ending of Lost “wasn’t that bad.”
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