Our position on AI

Given everything above, why are we using any AI at all?

Because we believe there is a meaningful, defensible distinction between:

• Building or endorsing broad open AI and the push toward AGI/ASI, and
• Using narrow, constrained tools as a study aid within strict, transparent guardrails.

We also believe stewardship matters here. If a narrow, constrained tool can help us reach more people, in more languages, with more Scripture, more consistency, and better access to our teachings, then refusing that tool simply because it involves AI would not automatically be wisdom. We believe the better question is whether the tool remains bounded, truthful, subordinate to Scripture, and fruitful in service to the body.

Here is how we have designed the 119 Assistant.

1. Narrow scope and constrained behavior

• It is a Bible study assistant, not a general chatbot and not a "Bible teacher."
• Its job is to help you search, organize, and summarize Scripture and our approved 119 teaching content—and then point you back to the sources so you can verify.
• It is explicitly instructed to avoid speculation, novelty, or "new doctrine."

2. No open internet browsing

• The 119 Assistant does not browse the live web.
• It is bound to a curated knowledgebase we control: nearly 3,000 internal documents that we created as our doctrine repository, consisting of our teachings and notes.
• This equips it to reteach our content in the way we actually teach it, instead of pulling from the chaos of the broader internet.

3. Scripture-first guardrails

• When Scripture and 119 content appear to conflict, Scripture is treated as primary.
• We continually test the system against the Bible and correct it when we find issues.
• The tool is meant to remain subordinate to Scripture, never above it.

4. Transparent about what it does not know

• If 119 has not taught on something, the Assistant is instructed to say so and avoid speculation.
• It is allowed (and encouraged) to say "We do not know" or "119 has not addressed this directly."
• As we discover topics where we have little or no published teaching, we are gradually adding carefully written notes that capture our current conclusions so that the Assistant can answer more consistently—always subject to revision as we continue to study.

5. Built and coded in-house, with human auditing and continuous improvement

• We built and integrated this tool ourselves, so we know how it works and where its limits are.
• Right now, every prompt and response is audited by a human, in an anonymous way, for one purpose: to improve the quality and faithfulness of the 119 Assistant's outputs.
• Only a small fraction of responses need adjustment, but when we find problems we:
  • Patch the underlying behavior or data so it does better next time.
  • Use those discoveries to expose gaps where we need more teaching or clarification.
• This is an ongoing process of continuous improvement. The goal is that the tool becomes more accurate, more consistent, and more aligned with Scripture and our published teachings over time.

Because the word "AI" covers so many different things, we want to be clear about our practical boundaries. We are not embracing AI in a vague, unbounded sense. We are using it in a narrow, constrained, Scripture-subordinate way for the specific purpose of helping people engage our teachings and the Word more effectively.

Put simply: we are for narrow-use AI under strict human oversight, and against the broader AGI/ASI trajectory that appears increasingly aligned with end-times deception, dependence, and centralized oppression.

The concerns above are very real. At the same time, we are already seeing remarkable, practical benefits from this narrow, constrained use of AI.

We believe AI, robotics, and digital money are rapidly converging toward something that looks very much like the kind of global control system Scripture warns us about—and it might be coming soon. If there were ever a set of tools that could efficiently control global commerce, speech, and movement, this would be it. We do not claim prophetic certainty that "this is it," but we do see it as a plausible, highly reasonable, and confident expectation in light of the patterns in the Word and the speed of recent developments.

At the same time, we believe YHWH is sovereign over history, that nothing surprises him, and that those who belong to Yeshua have no reason to live in panic or despair. Our desire is to speak honestly about the dangers, resist the rush toward concentrated "godlike" power, and still make careful use of limited, constrained tools that can help the body study Scripture and test everything.

We also believe the adversary will clearly use AI, and increasingly so, for deception, control, counterfeit wisdom, and lawless purposes. But that does not mean YHWH's people should automatically surrender one of the most powerful tools mankind has ever created. Evil uses of a tool do not make every use evil. The same tool that can be used to deceive can also be used, within lawful boundaries, to spread truth, strengthen the body, and point people back to the Word of YHWH. We do not want to yield that ground unnecessarily.

People use the word "AI" to mean many different things. That confusion is part of why this page exists. We want to distinguish between the direction of travel (toward AGI/ASI and concentrated power) and narrow, constrained tools that can be used carefully within strict, transparent boundaries.

Sources: TIME, Inside OpenAI's Reboot (August 26, 2026 interview); OpenAI, Research acceleration (September 6, 2026 report and target); Situational Awareness (2024 forecast); AI 2027 (2025 scenario). Technical forecasts are not prophetic dates.

We find the "fire" analogy very helpful.

The right conclusion is not "fire is inherently evil." The right conclusion is:

• You keep it in a fireplace or stove.
• You build guardrails and chimneys.
• You monitor it.
• You never forget what it can do when it escapes containment.

That is our posture toward AI:

• Broad, open AI aimed at AGI/ASI is like building a global wildfire and hoping no one misuses it.
• Narrow, constrained AI used for Bible study with strict boundaries is closer to a small, carefully tended fire in a masonry fireplace.

Some may see a contradiction:

"If you think AGI/ASI is dangerous and beast-system adjacent, why use AI at all?"

We see it this way:

This is also why we reject the false choice that says either we must embrace the full AI trajectory or reject every narrow use of AI outright. We reject that framing. In our view, believers can oppose the rise of AGI/ASI and the beast-system implications of concentrated machine power, while still using constrained tools in a bounded way to strengthen study, spread truth, and serve the body of Messiah.

• We oppose the destination: a world where a handful of actors wield godlike machine power over everyone else.
• We acknowledge the reality: narrow AI is already embedded in many aspects of life (phones, search, spam filters, etc.).
• We choose to use limited, auditable, Scripture-subordinate tools—for now—in a way we believe can serve the body and help people test everything.

We can, in good conscience:

• Warn loudly about the dangers of where this is going.
• Advocate against the rush toward AGI/ASI and concentrated digital control.
• And still run a tightly controlled, non-browsing, Scripture-first Bible study assistant for as long as that remains possible and beneficial.

• We believe AI, robotics, and digital money are converging into an infrastructure that looks highly likely to be involved in the end-times beast system Scripture warns us about, and that it may be coming soon.
• We oppose the pursuit of AGI/ASI that would centralize "godlike" power into the hands of a small group.
• We take near-term AGI forecasts seriously, including Altman's expectation for an internal system by the end of 2026. Timing remains uncertain, and AGI would not itself establish ASI.
• We see AI-driven deception and programmable money as fitting neatly into biblical warnings about end-times deception and commerce control.
• We believe the adversary will use AI for deception, control, and counterfeit wisdom, but that does not mean YHWH's people should automatically surrender every narrow, lawful use of the tool.
• We call believers to discernment, sobriety, and deeper dependence on YHWH—not on algorithms.
• We use the 119 Assistant as a narrow, constrained, in-house, Scripture-first Bible study tool, and we insist that it remain a starting point, never an authority.
• We are for narrow-use AI under strict guardrails, and against the broader AGI/ASI trajectory that appears headed toward centralized, oppressive control.
• We are already seeing real fruit: people coming to Torah, being strengthened, and being driven back into the Scriptures in their own languages, at a scale we have never seen before.
• Our heart is to help the body of Messiah love YHWH, walk in his ways, and be ready for whatever comes—without fear, without naivety, and without bowing to the idols of our age.

From a Torah-grounded, Messiah-centered worldview, the deepest issues are not technical; they are theological and moral.

1. Idolatry of human (and machine) power

Scripture consistently warns against trusting in:

• Horses and chariots (Psalm 20:7).
• Egypt's military power (Isaiah 31:1).
• The work of our own hands (Jeremiah 1:16; 17:5).

Today, we see similar temptations:

• To trust data, models, and systems to steer society.
• To believe that technology will solve sin, death, and injustice.
• To view human or machine "intelligence" as a kind of savior.

When we place ultimate hope in human-built systems—whether political, technological, or economic—we drift into idolatry. AI intensifies this by giving those systems unprecedented reach and apparent "wisdom."

2. Deception and lying wonders

Yeshua warned that in the last days, false messiahs and prophets would perform "great signs and wonders" to deceive, if possible, even the elect (Matthew 24:24). Paul wrote that the man of lawlessness would come "with all power and false signs and wonders, and with all wicked deception" (2 Thessalonians 2:9–10).

We do not know exactly how much of this will involve AI. But:

• Synthetic media can already mimic voices, faces, and events.
• Models can generate persuasive, context-aware content at scale.
• The boundary between reality and simulation is being blurred on purpose.

Whatever the exact mechanisms, we expect AI to be deeply involved in the "wicked deception" that Scripture anticipates.

3. The danger of replacing the Holy Spirit with algorithms

A subtle but real danger is treating AI tools as shortcuts for spiritual discernment:

• Letting a model tell us "what a passage means" instead of studying, praying, and testing.
• Treating AI as a kind of oracle, always ready with an answer.
• Using automation to replace relationship, community, and dependence on YHWH.

No software—no matter how impressive—can replace the Spirit of truth (John 16:13), the Scriptures themselves, or the gathered body of Messiah.

This is exactly why we frame the 119 Assistant as a tool to accelerate study, not replace it:

• Every response is saturated with Scripture and points you back into the text. On our site, verses are easy to inspect in context, so you can see whether the citations have been used faithfully.
• The Assistant's reasoning and logic are meant to be exposed and transparent. It is not an oracle; it is a study aid whose arguments you can follow, question, and test.
• If you find issues in the reasoning or the use of Scripture, we want to hear about them. We can then correct the underlying patterns and make the tool better for everyone.

In other words, the 119 Assistant is meant to be an accelerator for Berean-style study—never a replacement for the Spirit, the Scriptures, or the body.

We believe it is important to say plainly that the adversary will use AI, and likely use it aggressively, for deception, manipulation, counterfeit authority, and control. In that sense, AI fits naturally into the larger biblical pattern of wicked systems using powerful tools to oppose truth and enslave people.

But that does not mean YHWH's people should conclude that every use of AI is therefore off limits. The adversary has also used money, governments, roads, ships, printing presses, radio, television, cameras, computers, and the internet for evil. That never meant the people of YHWH were required to abandon every one of those tools altogether. The issue is not whether a tool can be abused. The issue is whether a tool is being used lawfully, truthfully, and in submission to YHWH.

In our view, the real danger is not narrow, bounded assistance under human oversight. The real danger is the unchecked expansion of machine power into broad, open-ended systems that can deceive at scale, centralize control, and gradually condition humanity toward dependence on a counterfeit source of wisdom and provision. That is one reason we oppose the AGI/ASI trajectory while still making careful, limited use of narrow tools.

We will not fully restate our Mark of the Beast or Greater Exodus teachings here, but a few key points matter for this AI discussion.

The mark: allegiance, worship, and control

We understand the mark as fundamentally about allegiance and worship—who you serve, and whom you obey—not just about a technology or device.

Technology (AI, biometrics, CBDCs, implants, wearables, etc.) could easily become the infrastructure used to:

• Enforce that allegiance,
• Track compliance, and
• Control commerce.

The danger is not that a particular chip or wallet is "magical," but that people compromise in their allegiance to YHWH and Yeshua in order to participate in a controlled economic system.

From that perspective, the current push toward AI-driven surveillance, digital IDs, robotics, and programmable money looks like a highly likely candidate for the kind of infrastructure Revelation 13 describes. We do not say this with prophetic finality, but with sober confidence that believers should take this very seriously and refuse any system that requires disobedience to YHWH as the price of buying and selling.

The Greater Exodus: a second, greater deliverance

In our understanding, Egypt often pictures the nations and their oppressive systems. YHWH brought his people out of the oppression of Egypt in a mighty act of deliverance. Scripture also speaks of a future regathering and deliverance so great that it will overshadow the first Exodus (Jeremiah 16:14–15).

We believe:

• A greater oppression is coming under the Antichrist and the beast system.
• This oppression will be more total and technologically enforced than anything Pharaoh could have imagined.
• Just as YHWH delivered his people out of the oppression of Egypt, he will again deliver and protect his people out of a global system of oppression while he carries forward his plan.

Whatever form the end-times beast system takes—even if it uses AI, robotics, and programmable money—YHWH will not abandon those who fear him and keep his commandments by faith in Yeshua.

AI progress is easier to assess through specific capabilities than a single claim about how many times more powerful it becomes each year. Recent reports describe systems doing more than generating answers: they can work across software tools and help carry out research.

• Computer use and coding: OpenAI's September 2026 GPT-6 Astra release reports advances in navigating software, completing multi-step work, and software engineering. In its OSWorld 2.0 latency simulations, Astra scored 72.6% at about 40 minutes per task, compared with 65.7% at about 75 minutes for GPT-5.6 Sol. That is a specific evaluation result, not a measure of every kind of work.
• Scientific work: The same release reports improved results on mathematical and scientific evaluations and describes help with data analysis and research software. Benchmark performance does not establish reliable, independent scientific judgment or mastery of every field.
• AI assisting AI research: In its September 6 report, OpenAI described increased use of coding agents, more experiments, and more complex delegated tasks. It also reported that over half of successful four-to-eight-hour tasks in the preceding six months involved human intervention. More agent activity is not the same as an equal increase in overall research progress.

These are company-reported measurements under particular conditions. They support a picture of substantial progress while leaving real limits in reliability and autonomy. Demonstrations, benchmark scores, and dependable performance in everyday use should be evaluated separately.

Older studies of training compute and algorithmic efficiency remain useful history, but they do not establish one current growth rate for intelligence. We should not multiply hardware, model, and deployment trends together and present the result as a universal capability increase.

For us, the practical significance is the expanding range of tasks that AI can help perform and the possibility of AI accelerating further AI development. That makes nearer-term AGI forecasts worth examining, including Altman's year-end 2026 expectation, while neither confirming AGI nor fixing a timetable for ASI.

Current evidence: OpenAI, GPT-6 Astra (September 2026 release and evaluations); OpenAI, Research acceleration (September 6, 2026). Forecast: TIME interview with Sam Altman (August 26, 2026). Company reports and forecasts should be read with their stated methods and limitations.

Some thinkers have suggested that a true AGI that can improve its own algorithms and design new technologies could function as a "last invention"—because once you have it, it can invent almost everything else, faster and better than we can.

We view this as speculative but plausible:

• Current AI already accelerates coding, research, and design work.
• If systems reach the point where they can autonomously plan experiments, design materials, explore vast scientific and engineering spaces, and iterate both hardware and software at machine speeds, human-driven innovation stops being the bottleneck.

We do not claim certainty on timing or details. But we see enough warning signs to treat AGI/ASI as a serious possibility in the near term—and a potential accelerant to a global system in which:

• No one buys or sells without permission.
• Truth is drowned in curated, synthetic media.
• Organized resistance to evil becomes nearly impossible.

That looks highly consistent with the kind of system described in Revelation 13. We cannot realistically expect a more "perfect" technical candidate than the kind of AI-driven infrastructure currently being pursued.

One of the key reasons for our concern is the physical side of AI: robots and automation.

Major banks and industry analysts have projected that, over the coming decades, AI-enabled robots could number in the billions across industrial, service, and humanoid forms, potentially outnumbering the human workforce in many sectors. If even a significant portion of this vision becomes reality:

• Labor for many physical tasks approaches very low marginal cost.
• Production, logistics, agriculture, and services can operate 24/7 with relatively few humans.
• Those who own the AI + robotics infrastructure can provide goods and services at far lower cost than anyone else.
• Large numbers of human workers become economically "replaceable" in many industries.

Some see this as a path to "post-scarcity abundance." Others see a path to:

• Extreme dependence on whoever controls the robots and infrastructure.
• Massive job displacement and social instability.
• Pressure toward systems like "universal basic income" tied to compliance with certain rules.

We are not saying every forecast will come true, or that timelines are fixed. But the direction is clear: physical AI changes the economics of production and labor in ways that naturally centralize power.

Once production is centralized, whoever controls access to goods and services effectively controls survival.

Now imagine that dynamic at global scale, with AI-driven robots and programmable money instead of individual creditors.

Many believers have heard the term CBDC but are not sure what it means or why it matters.

In simple terms:

• A central bank digital currency is a purely digital form of a nation's currency, issued directly by the country's central bank.
• It is like a digital banknote: instead of paper cash in your hand, you hold a digital balance that is a direct claim on the central bank.

CBDCs are typically discussed in two main forms:

• Retail CBDC: used by ordinary people and businesses for everyday payments.
• Wholesale CBDC: used only between banks and financial institutions for large settlements.

How is a CBDC similar to, and different from, something like Bitcoin?

Programmability and control

CBDCs are often discussed in terms of programmable money: the ability to enforce rules such as:

• "This benefit can only be used for groceries."
• "This account is frozen."
• "You have reached your monthly allowance for fuel or travel."

This does not mean every CBDC project will include all these controls, or that they will all be misused. But technically, CBDCs make highly granular control of buying and selling straightforward.

When we combine:

• AI-driven surveillance and analytics,
• AI-directed robotics and production, and
• CBDCs or similar programmable money rails,

We have a natural infrastructure for a system in which "no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark" (Revelation 13:16–17). We are not saying every CBDC is the mark of the beast. We are saying it is very easy to see how such technologies could become the supporting rails of that system.

On top of all this, there are two more technical trends worth mentioning—not because we have prophetic certainty about them, but because they could speed up the patterns above.

World models and embodied AI

Many AI researchers believe that moving beyond static text and images toward "world models" —systems that build internal representations of the physical world and act within it—will be a key step toward more general intelligence. These models are increasingly being integrated with robots ("embodied AI"), enabling machines to learn tasks in simulation and then transfer them to the real world.

The technical details are still emerging, and there is disagreement about how far this approach can go. But the trajectory is clear: AI systems are being trained not just to talk about the world, but to act in it through physical devices.

Quantum computing as an accelerant

Quantum computing is still early, but governments and corporations see it as a possible multiplier for certain tasks: optimization, cryptography, simulation, and more. It is not a replacement for existing AI, but in some domains it may dramatically accelerate computation and analysis.

We want to be careful:

• Quantum computers today are limited and specialized.
• Many claimed speedups apply only to particular mathematical problems.
• There is significant hype and uncertainty.

Even so, there is a clear geopolitical race around "AI + quantum + data" as a combined strategic asset. We do not need to settle every technical detail to see the biblical pattern: more concentrated capability, more leverage, more temptation to build global systems of control.

We cannot control the global AI race. But we can choose how we live in the midst of it.

1. Guard your heart and your hope

• Do not put your hope in technological progress or in human resistance movements.
• Place your hope in YHWH's character, promises, and covenant faithfulness.

2. Practice discernment and sobriety

• Be slow to believe sensational AI promises and sensational AI fears.
• Check sources. Ask, "Who benefits if I believe this?"
• Be especially cautious about forming doctrine from any online source—human or AI.

3. Stay grounded in Scripture and community

• Read the Scriptures directly, in context.
• Pray, fast, and seek YHWH's face.
• Walk in obedience to his Torah by the power of the Spirit.
• Stay connected to a real, embodied community of believers.

4. Be cautious but not paralyzed

• We do not believe believers must avoid every use of software that involves machine learning.
• We should be extra cautious when tools touch truth, identity, or spiritual authority.
• We should prefer open, inspectable, auditable systems over opaque black boxes where possible.
• We should be ready to walk away from any tool if using it would require disobedience to YHWH.

5. Prepare for dependence and control pressures

• Be aware that future systems may pressure you to trade faithfulness for convenience, safety, or economic access.
• Where possible, reduce unnecessary dependence on centralized digital systems.
• Cultivate skills, relationships, and habits that make you less vulnerable to coercive technology.
• Above all, remember that Yeshua wins. Our goal is not to "beat" the beast system by clever tech, but to remain faithful witnesses, even under pressure.

Because broad AI is already embedded in many tools people use every day, it may be helpful to draw a practical line.

We believe it can be reasonable, with discernment, to use broad AI tools for things like:

• Curating secular or technical research for later consideration and review.
• Summarizing long non-theological documents you already trust.
• Helping with neutral tasks like formatting, data extraction, or coding.

Broad AI systems are trained mostly on dominant, mainstream sources. That means:

• They generally do not reason from a Torah-observant perspective.
• They naturally echo the same antinomian mistakes made by much of modern scholarship.
• Even if you try to "pin" a broad model into a long discussion, it tends to circle back to the same underlying assumptions rather than truly turning away from them.

For that reason, we do not use those kinds of models to build our own doctrine, and we do not recommend that believers lean on them for theological formation, doctrinal arguments, or spiritual guidance.