[tsevis]

Thank you for this beautifully paradoxical take: that the less we “need” AI, the more urgently we should be thinking about how we use it.

And you’re absolutely right—the best things in life rarely run on silicon. Though, if someone does teach a language model to tune a Baby Grand, I’d subscribe to that repo just for the README.

As for theology and technology: there’s something timeless in what you quoted from Pope Francis. I’m reminded of another text—the Ladder of Divine Ascent by Saint John Climacus (7th century). He speaks of διάκρισις—discernment—as the highest spiritual faculty. Maybe that’s what we lack when our friends can’t tell real photos from fakes.

My project AntA.I.os is actually rooted in myth too—Antaeus, who lost his power when lifted off the Earth. For me, the Earth here means context, ethics, and culture. When we create—or compute—without grounding, we drift.

So whether AI brings us closer to the “common good” or just a sharper business model might depend not on the tools, but on who’s holding them—and why.

Thanks again for the Vatican link. Nothing like sacred scrolls and system prompts side by side.