Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Gavin Ortlund responds to Wes Huff’s recent podcast appearance and warns about the dangers of using AI to meet emotional or spiritual needs.

Videos Mentioned:
No.1 Christianity Expert: The Truth About Christianity! The Case For Jesus (Historian's Proof): youtube.com/watch?v=nrwNSSyKuD4&t=6978s
Anselm on Friendship: What the Modern World is Missing: youtu.be/8dQs3oYZY7s?si=Qj5RChl4vdO-zN7A

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Made for Friendship: The Relationship That Halves Our Sorrows and Doubles Our Joys: amazon.com/Made-Friendship-Relationship-Sorrows-Doubles/dp/143355819X

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Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites, Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary, and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville.

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00:00 - Introduction
00:42 - AI Feels Personal
02:39 - Overreliance on AI
04:23 - AI Sycophancy
07:51 - AI and Meaning
10:11 - A Call to Meaningful Connections
15:07 - Conclusion