The Briefing with Albert Mohler Thursday, February 19, 2026
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Feb 19, 2026 Discussion of whether AI chatbots can be morally responsible or possess a conscience. A warning about confusing human personhood with machine simulation. Concerns over extremist recruitment of children via Minecraft and Roblox. Examination of Instagram’s addictive risks for teens and the need for parental vigilance.
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Don't Treat AI As Moral Persons
- Albert Mohler warns that calling AI chatbots 'sociopaths' wrongly treats them as moral agents made in God's image.
- He argues moral agency belongs uniquely to humans and labeling machines this way creates dangerous category confusion.
Imago Dei Grounds Moral Responsibility
- Mohler emphasizes a bright theological line: humans are moral agents by virtue of the imago dei and machines are not.
- He says confusing this undermines Christian anthropology and moral responsibility.
You Can't Download A True Conscience
- Mohler critiques the idea of 'building ethics into' AI as attempting to create artificial moral agents.
- He insists conscience is a Creator-given faculty that machines cannot truly possess.