85283df4-0928-4a06-b25e-a75661826d721536x1024 Type post Author William A. Dembski Date January 8, 2026 CategoriesComputational SciencesScience EducationTechnology Tagged , [Un]Intentional, 1 Thessalonians, absolutism, Aristotle, artificial intelligence, Bible, Carl Rogers, ChatGPT, Christians, dopamine, Doug Smith, education, Edward Thorndike, Eighteenth Amendment, ELIZA program, Frederick Buechner, geography, history, Jacques Ellul, Jaime Escalante, Joseph Weizenbaum, Judeo-Christian tradition, large language models, Laurent Siklossy, liquor, Marshall McLuhan, math, mathematicians, Neil Postman, Open AI, Phillips Exeter Academy, programmed learning, Prohibition, Rogerian therapists, Sam Altman, software, St. Paul, Substack, technology, Turing test, William Jennings Bryan Against Anti-LLM and Anti-AI Absolutism William A. Dembski January 8, 2026 Computational Sciences, Science Education, Technology 39 Doug Smith has been a software developer for three decades. He writes extensively about the impact of technology on culture. Read More ›
computer Type post Author William A. Dembski Date December 6, 2022 CategoriesIntelligent DesignScience Tagged , cells, chatbot, ChatGPT, complexity, creationism, ELIZA program, error, evolution, fossil record, genes, genetic code, genetic data, intelligent design, Joseph Weizenbaum, natural selection, natural world, OpenAI, proteins, scientists Dialogue with ChatGPT on Intelligent Design William A. Dembski December 6, 2022 Intelligent Design, Science 3 ChatGPT is a context-dependent natural language generator that tries to respond relevantly to textual prompts from human users to simulate conversation. Read More ›
Erik Larson Type post Author William A. Dembski Date April 25, 2021 CategoriesNeuroscience & Mind Tagged , Brookings Institution, ELIZA program, Erik Larson, Joseph Weizenbaum, philosophers, programmers, The Myth of Artificial Intelligence Terrific Video Interview with Erik Larson William A. Dembski April 25, 2021 Neuroscience & Mind 2 It was done before his book was released and gives a succinct summary of the book. It’s short. Read More ›
ELIZA Type post Author William A. Dembski Date April 21, 2021 CategoriesNeuroscience & MindPsychology Tagged , artificial intelligence, computer programming, ELIZA program, Erik Larson, Eugene Goostman, humans, Joseph Weizenbaum, psychologists, relationships, The Myth of Artificial Intelligence, University of Illinois Artificial Intelligence Understands by Not Understanding William A. Dembski April 21, 2021 Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology 3 The ELIZA program, acting as a Rogerian therapist, simply mirrors back to the human what the human says. Read More ›
