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Janet Parshall Commentary - The Quicksand of Materialism · NewLife OnDemand

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  S1: It's been said that there is a growing conviction everywhere,
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  S1: and especially among thoughtful people, that unless revival comes, other
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  S1: forces will take the field that will sink us still
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  S1: deeper into the mire of humanism and materialism. I think
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  S1: we're sinking now.
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  S2: Here to unpack present day issues from a biblical perspective
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  S2: is Janet Parshall.
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  S1: AI is no longer the future. It's here now. Christians
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  S1: are having to grapple with how this technology will intersect
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  S1: with their lives, if at all. And honestly, the people
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  S1: behind the machines know just how to tempt us into
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  S1: a deeper relationship with their technology. Consider the new gadgets
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  S1: being offered to us as a way of simplifying and
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  S1: streamlining our lives. Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI and Samsung have all
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  S1: introduced new devices. Meta has a handheld device powered by
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  S1: its muse personal AI agent. First, there's the Plod Note pin,
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  S1: which is a wearable device about two inches long and
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  S1: an inch wide, and it can record and transcribe meetings.
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  S1: You pin it to your clothes, you put it on
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  S1: your wrist, or you can wear it as a necklace.
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  S1: In a world sinking deeper into materialism, clearly this will
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  S1: become the must have accessory of the year. Then there's
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  S1: Microsoft's Access badge again, a portable device that's parallel to
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  S1: your typical work badge. But this new toy comes with
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  S1: a touch screen, a camera, and an audio recorder. Additionally,
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  S1: the device has fingerprint based security and a microphone. Next,
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  S1: there's something for meta that sounds like a toy being
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  S1: marketed to fifth graders. It's called the Muse Charm that
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  S1: looks like a Tamagotchi handheld digital pet. In reality, it's
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  S1: a pocket sized keychain with a two inch display and
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  S1: two cameras. This must have new toy for grownups is
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  S1: designed to declutter your inbox, make dinner reservations, or whatever
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  S1: else you would like. The new muse AI personal assistant
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  S1: to assist you with. Mark Zuckerberg says his new product
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  S1: is always available to talk to you, and sadly, millions
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  S1: have already downloaded the AI agent. And if you're looking
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  S1: for a new pair of glasses, don't worry because AI
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  S1: has got you covered. Meta is using their muse program
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  S1: for eyewear and posted on a blog that all you
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  S1: have to do is ask about a product on a shelf,
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  S1: a flyer on a wall, or a long list of
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  S1: school supplies, and muse can take action and it comes
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  S1: in over 100 styles. These are just a few of
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  S1: the shiny new things that the Giants who live in
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  S1: the Silicon Valley want you to think you can't live without.
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  S1: Forget potential violations of your privacy or the stealing of
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  S1: data you don't even know is being sold, or the
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  S1: corpulent data centers that raise your electric bills and corrupt
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  S1: the landscape. The evangelists for AI will hard sell you
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  S1: until you buy into the idea that you can't live
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  S1: without their new gizmo. Buyer beware and be very careful.
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  S1: The quicksand and materialism is swallowing us up. Those are
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  S1: my thoughts. I'm Janet Parshall.
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