(CP) Self-identified Christians usually tend to use artificial intelligence of their work on a minimum of some occasions than their non-Christian peers, in response to survey data released by the Barna Group.
A recent Barna report titled “4 Ways U.S. Adults Are Embracing Artificial Intelligence (or Not)” highlights data from a survey of over 1,500 adults within the United States conducted last summer.
The survey comes as Barna is partnering with Gloo, a technology platform utilized by over 38,000 churches, to “assess the growing questions, skepticism and excitement surrounding the technology.”
The data suggests that just about two-thirds of Christians within the workforce (62%) say that they use AI technology “often,” “sometimes” or “not very much” for his or her work, while only about half (49%) of non-Christians responded the identical.
While 38% of Christian respondents told Barna that they don’t use AI in any respect of their work, 52% of non-Christians responded the identical.
The survey was conducted online from July 28 to Aug. 7, 2023, through a consumer research panel. The margin of error for the sample is +/- 2.1% on the 95% confidence level. The sample size for the query asking respondents how often they’re using AI for his or her jobs is 788.
The study also suggests that while AI is taken into account helpful for research, it just isn’t typically viewed as a option to find reliable advice or ask specific probing spiritual questions.
“U.S. adults don’t see AI as a ‘catch-all’ tool for use for each type of problem or need. Instead, they’re most fascinated with using AI for answering questions (37%) and research (35%) — they usually’re far less fascinated with using this technology for advice (14%) or spiritual questions (8%),” the report states.
“Going further, there’s even less desire to make use of AI to find out about Christianity or the Bible. Just 8% of Christians and 4% of non-Christians are fascinated with using AI to review the Bible. We see similar numbers in relation to the usage of AI to find out about Christianity (6% and three%, respectively).”
The study finds that almost all people consider AI must be used “cautiously, especially for more nuanced matters.” Along those lines, only 27% of Americans agree that in the event that they asked “a matter about Christian teachings and beliefs to an AI tool, [they] would trust its response.'”
Christians are barely more more likely to trust the AI tool response about beliefs than non-Christians (29% versus 23%), in response to the Barna research.
“These findings suggest two takeaways: First, there could also be a necessity for greater digital literacy directed at Christians who seek to make use of AI to reply nuanced questions on faith. The higher trust Christians have in AI for these purposes is notable and something for Christian leaders to notice,” the study details.
“Second, given the shortage of trust from non-Christians with AI and faith, leaders will need to be mindful if selecting to make use of AI as any kind of evangelistic or apologetic tool — you might be met with skepticism or outright distrust.”
Last November, Barna released a report finding that 51% of surveyed respondents believed that AI just isn’t good for the Church overall, with only 22% saying it was.
