Using Artificial Intelligence Wisely as Jehovah’s People

[Dré]

On 12/11/2025 at 8:08 AM, Lance said:

Personally I find a lot of comments that use AI totally …I just ignore.

 Many AI generated comments often sound polished but hollow …like they’re missing the warmth, nuance, or imperfections that make human communication feel alive. The language and tone is very neutral. Like talking to a beige wall…. Not that I talk to many beige walls but I think you get my drift.

 

On 12/11/2025 at 11:51 AM, carlos said:

I feel the same, Lance. I ignore comments that seem written by AI. I don't have the time to read what a machine has to say about anything.

 

I would be interested to know what guidelines or conclusions you rely on to determine that a brother’s or sister’s comment in a forum discussion on some topic was made with the help of AI. I’m not talking about tables or well-prepared essays or articles on a specific subject. I would be cautious about saying “this comment is possibly AI-generated.” I’m not suggesting that you need to read every comment, but putting a label on a comment as AI-made feels like confidence that isn’t supported by clear evidence.

 

Do you check every comment to decide whether it was generated by AI or not? Is my comment generated by AI?

 

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In Russian: Мне было бы интересно узнать, по каким инструкциям или выводам, вы определяете, что комментарий брата или сестры, на форуме обсуждения какой-либо темы, был сделан с помощью ИИ? Я не говорю о таблицах, о хорошо подготовленных рефератах или статьях, на определённую тему. Я бы был осторожен говоря слово "возможно комментарий ИИ". Я не призываю читать все комментарии, но устанавливая ярлык, что комментарий сделан с помощью ИИ, это самоуверенность ничем не подтверждённая.

 

Вы каждый комментарий проверяете, он сгенерирован ИИ или нет? Мой комментарий сгенерирован ИИ?

 

Edited Tuesday at 07:53 AM by Dré

[LeolaRootStew]

9 hours ago, Dré said:

 

 

I would be interested to know what guidelines or conclusions you rely on to determine that a brother’s or sister’s comment in a forum discussion on some topic was made with the help of AI. I’m not talking about tables or well-prepared essays or articles on a specific subject. I would be cautious about saying “this comment is possibly AI-generated.” I’m not suggesting that you need to read every comment, but putting a label on a comment as AI-made feels like confidence that isn’t supported by clear evidence.

 

Do you check every comment to decide whether it was generated by AI or not? Is my comment generated by AI?

 

 

 

A lot of comments are easy to see are AI, especially if someone who speaks English as a second language suddenly writes perfect English for 8 paragraphs. I skip those ones because I don't find AI summaries of Bible topics to be valuable. I want to hear people's thoughts on the discussion.

[Dré]

3 hours ago, LeolaRootStew said:

A lot of comments are easy to see are AI, especially if someone who speaks English as a second language suddenly writes perfect English for 8 paragraphs. I skip those ones because I don't find AI summaries of Bible topics to be valuable. I want to hear people's thoughts on the discussion.

 

You must be a highly knowledgeable person, perfectly familiar with all international standards of English grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style, if you can so easily determine who wrote something, how it was written, and what tools were used.

 

From my perspective, this approach to reading comments reflects a lack of respect toward brothers and sisters, effectively passing judgment on them: “You are not worthy of attention or of being listened to.” In reality, there are people who use AI simply to express their thoughts more clearly and correctly. That does not mean they are not putting their heart into what they say or that they are not sincerely trying to participate in the discussion.

 

Ignoring such comments can be seen as overlooking the Golden Rule and not showing brotherly love. Still, each person acts according to how they were raised and in harmony with their own conscience.

[LeolaRootStew]

24 minutes ago, Dré said:

 

You must be a highly knowledgeable person, perfectly familiar with all international standards of English grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style, if you can so easily determine who wrote something, how it was written, and what tools were used.

 

I am. 

 

29 minutes ago, Dré said:

From my perspective, this approach to reading comments reflects a lack of respect toward brothers and sisters, effectively passing judgment on them: “You are not worthy of attention or of being listened to.” In reality, there are people who use AI simply to express their thoughts more clearly and correctly. That does not mean they are not putting their heart into what they say or that they are not sincerely trying to participate in the discussion.

 

 

From my perspective, posting AI summaries as if they are your own thoughts reflects a lack of respect toward brothers and sisters. Using AI to edit your own thoughts is completely different. We appear to be complaining about different things.

[Dré]

1 minute ago, LeolaRootStew said:

From my perspective, posting AI summaries as if they are your own thoughts reflects a lack of respect toward brothers and sisters. Using AI to edit your own thoughts is completely different. We appear to be complaining about different things.

 

Everything I’m writing in this discussion right now is my own personal thoughts, not AI. So, dear sister, you are mistaken if you think that I am writing using AI. If I do use AI, it is only as a translator.

[LeolaRootStew]

1 minute ago, Dré said:

 

Everything I’m writing in this discussion right now is my own personal thoughts, not AI. So, dear sister, you are mistaken if you think that I am writing using AI. If I do use AI, it is only as a translator.

 

I don't remember claiming you used AI.

[Dré]

27 minutes ago, LeolaRootStew said:

We appear to be complaining about different things.

 

I’m not complaining. I’m just clarifying my position.

 

I wouldn’t want Jehovah to sift through and sort our prayers, thereby showing us that he ignores our words, our thoughts, and our feelings. How would we feel if Jehovah treated us that way?

 

Some brothers and sisters use certain words from the Psalms in their prayers; this is equivalent to using AI to write a text for someone. So, in this regard, will Jehovah reject such a prayer?

Edited Tuesday at 09:00 PM by Dré

[LeolaRootStew]

1 minute ago, Dré said:

 

I’m not complaining. I’m just clarifying my position.

 

I wouldn’t want Jehovah to sift through and sort our prayers, thereby showing us that he ignores our words, our thoughts, and our feelings. How would we feel if Jehovah treated us that way?

 

Some brothers and sisters use verses from the Psalms in their prayers; this is equivalent to using AI to write a text message to someone. So, in this regard, will Jehovah reject such a prayer?

 

If you told AI: write me a heartfelt prayer about being grateful for my dinner and you read that verbatim to Jehovah, I think he would reject it. But that has nothing to do with the topic. I don't think you understand what people are complaining about and I'm not sure I can explain it.

[Dré]

12 minutes ago, LeolaRootStew said:

 

If you told AI: write me a heartfelt prayer about being grateful for my dinner and you read that verbatim to Jehovah, I think he would reject it. But that has nothing to do with the topic. I don't think you understand what people are complaining about and I'm not sure I can explain it.

 

I still have many things to say to you, but you are not able to bear them now.—John 16:12

 

I’m done with the discussion.

Edited Tuesday at 09:14 PM by Dré

[Lance]

I don’t want to get involved with this discussion… but we do have guidelines on the use and misuse of A.I .that can be referred to.

 

[GodlyDevotion]

On 4/21/2026 at 5:52 PM, LeolaRootStew said:

 

A lot of comments are easy to see are AI, especially if someone who speaks English as a second language suddenly writes perfect English for 8 paragraphs. I skip those ones because I don't find AI summaries of Bible topics to be valuable. I want to hear people's thoughts on the discussion.

I agree, but there are nuances here too. Before the AI thing, I worked as a writer during the pandemic. And some of my editors preferred em dashes while others leaned towards semi colon. 
 

Now, that preference has become more complicated. Em dashes, in particular, are starting to raise concerns because of their overuse in AI-generated content.

In fact, certain words that used to be pretty common when I wrote for publications are now flagged as AI indicators. 
 

A few months ago, it was easy to spot AI-generated text due to repetitive phrasing, overused expressions, and a noticeably robotic tone. But it’s becoming harder for editors to differentiate between the two.
 

At the same time, I don’t see AI use as inherently negative. For someone who isn’t fully fluent in English, using AI to refine their writing can significantly improve clarity—and that clarity is valuable.

[Indapipe]

31 minutes ago, GodlyDevotion said:

Em dashes, in particular, are starting to raise concerns because of their overuse in AI-generated content.

Only one em dash in that whole post! 😉 

[Lance]

 

We did put some thought into our A.I. policy.

From our policy.

All Topics, Posts, and Replies should reflect your own thoughts, feelings, and experiences, written from the heart.
Minor use of tools for spelling, grammar, or basic formatting is acceptable, but the core ideas, wording, and expression must be your own.

 

When AI tools first became very popular, we noticed a big shift in how people were posting. Instead of personal thoughts, heartfelt comments, or genuine spiritual sharing, we were suddenly getting huge information dumps on every Watchtower article or Bible study material. The moderators’ collective eyes glazed over.

 

It quickly turned into a kind of “AI arms race,” where posts weren’t coming from the person’s heart anymore, but from whichever program could sound the most spiritual.

That’s not what this community is about.

Proverbs 4:23 
“Above all the things that you guard, safeguard your heart, for out of it are the sources of life.”

 

Your heart, my heart, our faith, our reflections, our struggles, our joy, is what gives life to this forum.
Most of the mods have  been here many years, and we’ve never been concerned about perfect sentence structure or flawless English.
We have brothers and sisters from all over the world, and we fully expect language differences. If someone whose heart language isn’t English and wants to use AI to tweak grammar or clarity, that’s completely fine. Or even if your language is English and you want to tweak something….fine.

 

What matters is that the voice is yours.

 

That’s why we set the policy the way we did, to protect authenticity, not to restrict amazing tools.
We want to keep this a place where real people share real faith… which is genuine and beautiful. Home made food is often better then some quick easy take out… we love home made comments.

JWTalk 2:43

“Better a simple thought spoken in love than a long reply with no heart.”

I better shut up..🤐 Well it at least it has heart😇

Edited 10 hours ago by Lance

[LeolaRootStew]

1 hour ago, GodlyDevotion said:

At the same time, I don’t see AI use as inherently negative. For someone who isn’t fully fluent in English, using AI to refine their writing can significantly improve clarity—and that clarity is valuable.

 

I am not talking about using AI as a translator, an editor, or a research assistant. That's fine. I'm talking about dumping a 20 paragraph essay in the chat that was clearly a copy/paste AI response to the topic, with no commentary from the poster. If you manage to have a productive conversation with AI - great - do us all a favor and put it in your own words, as your own argument, or clearly label it as an interesting AI thought. 

 

This basically covers my sentiments: 

 

16 minutes ago, Lance said:

 

We did put some thought into our A.I. policy.

From our policy.

All Topics, Posts, and Replies should reflect your own thoughts, feelings, and experiences, written from the heart.
Minor use of tools for spelling, grammar, or basic formatting is acceptable, but the core ideas, wording, and expression must be your own.

 

When AI tools first became very popular, we noticed a big shift in how people were posting. Instead of personal thoughts, heartfelt comments, or genuine spiritual sharing, we were suddenly getting huge information dumps on every Watchtower article or Bible study material. The moderators’ collective eyes glazed over.

 

It quickly turned into a kind of “AI arms race,” where posts weren’t coming from the person’s heart anymore, but from whichever program could sound the most spiritual.

That’s not what this community is about.

Proverbs 4:23 
“Above all the things that you guard, safeguard your heart, for out of it are the sources of life.”

 

[Dages]

"GPT Image" recent update is extremely good

[Amygdala]

18 minutes ago, Dages said:

GPT Image" recent update is extremely good

I agree! I normally use canva, but recently used chatgpt to create a logo for a personal theocratic project (normally I would have slowly worked on the details on canva, maybe taking me 15 minutes or 1/2 hour for brushing up), and it did it within 30 seconds! It created everything I needed for the logo, including adding a typical item known for a city. Huge time-saver and brilliantly made. 
 

AI is good for quick references and information, when the info is up-to.date. It helped us plan our last vacation, and it’s suggestion was much better than our original plan, beautiful sights, and saved us from vacationing in rainy weather. Instead we wore sunglasses and t-shirts which for Springtime is no guarantee.

 

Students have benefited from being tutored or trying to learn something new, like a nee language. Saves time and money. 
 

But bible meditation can‘t be replaced by AI. Jehovah’s spirit doesn‘t work through a computer generated answer. 

 

 

[GodlyDevotion]

8 hours ago, Indapipe said:

Only one em dash in that whole post! 😉 

Careful — if I add one more, a moderator might flag me as a ChatGPT in disguise 😬

[GodlyDevotion]

7 hours ago, LeolaRootStew said:

If you manage to have a productive conversation with AI - great - do us all a favor and put it in your own words, as your own argument, or clearly label it as an interesting AI thought.

And I don’t disagree with your statements.
 

My observation is that identifying AI-generated content and human-written content is becoming increasingly blurred and a perfectly written content does not make it AI generated. 
 

 

Edited 2 hours ago by GodlyDevotion

[LeolaRootStew]

2 hours ago, GodlyDevotion said:

And I don’t disagree with your statements.
 

My observation is that identifying AI-generated content and human-written content is becoming increasingly blurred and a perfectly written content does not make it AI generated. 
 

 

 

It's not about it being perfectly written. It's about where the opinion came from.