Christian Leaders Sound the Alarm on AI—And They’re Turning to Trump for Help
A group of Christian leaders have gathered to draft an open letter to President Trump, seeking his administration’s guidance and wisdom on the use of AI in our modern landscape.
The message, signed by Johnnie Moore and Samuel Rodriguez along with 10 other ministry leaders, began by telling the president that he is the “AI president” and “the world’s leader” not just for guiding America, but also for directing the future of AI.
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Dear Mr. President,
You are the American president responsible for leading our country and the world through the greatest scientific breakthrough since the Industrial Revolution, maybe of all time — the age of Artificial Intelligence.
Amid everything else you are achieving, you are the AI President, having ascended again to the presidency exactly as this technology has reached its own ascendancy. As people of faith, we believe you are the world’s leader now by Divine Providence to also guide AI.
The letter then recognizes the rapid speed of the artificial intelligence growth, seeing it as both an opportunity and something to be wary of.
As you know, the world is grappling with a new reality because of the pace of the development of this technology, which represents an opportunity of great promise but also of potential peril especially as we approach artificial general intelligence.
Hundreds of AI researchers and industry leaders have signed bold statements warning that this technology could also potentially lead to massive human suffering. Our friend Elon Musk has long warned of such scenarios, and Bill Gates recently predicted that AI will cause mass unemployment. Sam Altman of OpenAI has even suggested it is plausible that AI ends the world “but along the way, we’ll see lots of great companies.” Pope Leo XIV has said that one of the reasons why he chose his name is because Pope Leo XIII led during the Industrial Revolution and he will lead during the Age of Intelligence.
The group purports to be in favor of technological advancements and science, but they desire to see this frontier shepherded wisely.
We are evangelicals, and other Christians, who support technological innovation. We are pro-science. In our ministries around the world, we often visit hospitals and universities that were the first in their respective countries, started by Christian scientists, teachers and researchers. We also use the very latest technology to reach countless millions online globally.
We are also pro-economic prosperity, and economic leadership for America and our friends. We do not want to see the AI revolution slowing, but we want to see the AI revolution accelerating responsibly.
Further, they are proposing to the president to create an advisory council that will speak with wisdom into how AI should be utilized.
We write to suggest you convene an advisory council, or otherwise delegate authority to an existing agency or council, which would convene leaders who will pay attention especially not only to what AI CAN do but also what it SHOULD do. We also hope that the U.S. is doing everything necessary to ensure nefarious actors are unable to use AI to harm our way of life. All of these efforts should involve people of faith, ethicists and others whose primary motivating concern is not commercial but about the best outcomes for human beings.
To be clear: we are not encouraging the United States, and our friends, to do anything but win the AI race. There is no alternative. We must win.
However, we are advising that this victory simply must not be a victory at any cost. As people of faith, we believe we should rapidly develop powerful AI tools that help cure diseases and solve practical problems, but not autonomous smarter-than-human machines that nobody knows how to control.
Lastly, the letter to the president speaks on the spiritual and ethical implications of allowing AI to surpass human intelligence, believing that Trump was made president for “such a time as this.”
We stand ready to support your efforts to guide our nation through this unprecedented technological frontier. We believe America can lead the world in beneficial AI innovation, responsibly. Principles, rooted in our shared values, must inform our approach to AI development as we work together to make America great and to make our shared world safe.
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As the world stands on the brink of an AI-driven future, these Christian leaders are urging thoughtful and principled leadership. With the right leadership, they believe America can help ensure that the age of AI advances human progress while safeguarding human values.
Abby Trivett is content development editor for Charisma Media.
