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Tuesday, 15 July 2025

Deep Fakes

 

Deep fake.

An IT professional (Doug) mentioned that he is preparing for a presentation and will speak about the dangers of taking things at face value, ‘even your own identity’.

It strikes me that humanity has struggled with deep fakes since the beginning, when the enemy slithered into the mind of Eve and insinuated that maybe God wasn’t who he said he was. Maybe he wasn’t as truthful as he made himself out to be. Maybe it would be better to take things into her own hands, and bite that piece of fruit.

I often think of the irony of Pilate standing face to face with Jesus – ‘I am the way and the truth and the life’ – and asking ‘What is truth?’. He didn’t recognise it even when Truth stood right in front of him.

Lord, I fear the insidious spread of AI and what that might mean for humanity, and yet Deep Fakes have been active in our midst since the beginning. This day, please open my eyes to recognise Deep Fakes when I see them. Open my heart, my mind, and my spirit to welcome, recognise and live by the truth. I love you, Lord, and I know all things are possible with you, and that in my weakness you are strong, so this you can do. I need not fear, just have faith. Amen.

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