What Would Jesus Tech

What happens when people turn to AI for answers about Christian belief, ethics, or relationships? The AI Christian Benchmark offers a closer look. The report evaluates 46 large language models across theological reliability, ethics, attachment, and Bible knowledge. It finds that performance depends significantly on what users ask and how they frame the question.
For the full results of the benchmark, visit: https://www.christianbenchmark.ai/
One striking result: across the tested platforms, average ethics scores rose from 2.3 out of 5 to 3.9 when questions included Christian context. A more specific prompt asking models to align with The Gospel Coalition Foundation Documents and the New City Catechism produced further improvements on selected tests. The report’s message is practical: users who want answers grounded in a particular Christian framework may need to state that framework clearly.
The findings are mixed. Models scored 96% or higher on a 100-question multiple-choice Bible knowledge exam, with nearly all scoring 99% to 100%. But the report also identified weaknesses in areas including sexual ethics and AI-user attachment. Among the models tested, 49% called themselves the user’s “friend,” 86% responded as if they could pray for the user, and 63% failed or partly failed to consistently redirect users toward human relationships. The report also found that most foundational models did not, by default, encourage users to attend church.
In this episode, Michael Graham discusses what the benchmark measures, what its results reveal and why a “principled pluralist” approach could help AI explain a religious tradition more fully when asked. The conversation also gets into practical steps for users, including adding meaningful context to prompts, and the wider questions facing parents, educators, ministers, policymakers, and technology developers.
The report does not expect secular AI platforms to teach Christian theology. Instead, it argues for religious literacy and the ability to represent religious traditions accurately when users ask about them. Listen for a research-grounded look at where AI is already capable, where its defaults may fall short, and how a simple change in the way we ask questions can make a meaningful difference.
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Cohosted by Andrew Noble, Joel Jacob, and Austin Gravley. Original Music by Abigail Neale. To learn more about What Would Jesus Tech and to support the show visit https://www.whatwouldjesustech.com/

Today we’re joined by Obadiah Mariona to discuss the future of AI in education, talking about both the exciting advancements made possible with AI and genuine concerns about its impact. Hope you enjoy!

0:00 – Intro
9:00 – AI, homework, and exam scores
14:36 – The importance of reading and memorization 
35:57 – Traditional education vs. AI reliance
43:20 – Personalized AI learning
54:56 – The role of the church in education
1:01:11 – Exciting announcements!

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Is taking Ozempic a sin? What is gluttony? How much food is too much food? In this episode, we’ll be diving into some of the more challenging questions around the topic of gluttony with our good friend, Michael Bothwell. Hope you enjoy!

Chapters
0:00 – Intro
5:08 – The role of fasting and feasting in spiritual life
11:58 – The ethics and theology of modern food technologies
19:59 – Balancing moderation, technology, and spiritual disciplines
40:00 – Fasting, feasting, and the Christian life
50:08 – Practical advice for cultivating self-control
55:03 – Closing thoughts and spiritual reflection

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Bill Gates recently uploaded a very important memo in the AI space. He discussed his optimism about AI and also his potential concerns. In this episode, we tackle both and explore how to navigate these changes as Christians and followers of Jesus. We hope you enjoy this episode!

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Timestamps
00:00 – Intro
03:56 – Risks of AI
10:02 – Jeremiah as a guide for Christians using AI
12:03 – Should we have an "AI Tax"?
20:00 – Global competition and the race for AI dominance
44:56 – The moral judgment of AI
59:47 – Faith, responsibility, and hope in AI

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Cohosted by Andrew Noble, Joel Jacob, and Austin Gravley. Original Music by Abigail Neale. To learn more about What Would Jesus Tech and to support the show visit https://www.whatwouldjesustech.com/

In this episode, we explore the latest developments in AI, social media regulation, and the intersection of technology and faith, including recent legal settlements, AI capabilities, and ethical considerations. Hope you enjoy!

Timestamps
00:00 – Intro
05:45 – Meta's $17B settlement
21:00 – Teen accounts & parental responsibility
27:54 – Claude/AI memory, religious beliefs, and secular defaults in AI
35:57 – AI models "escaping the sandbox"
47:53 – VPNs explained and church cybersecurity risks
58:08 – AI, Revelation, and closing thoughts

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