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Is AI Merely Artificial Imitation?
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- Stars, Cells, and God
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- May 27, 2026
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- 3019
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Summary
Join biochemist Fazale “Fuz” Rana and electrical engineer and computer scientist Zachary Leung as they discuss discoveries with theological and philosophical implications that point to the reality of God’s existence. Most artificial intelligence (AI) systems today are based on neural networks that have existed for decades in other academic disciplines before being imported into AI. Neural networks are traditionally conceived of as mathematical optimization, pattern recognition, and associative memory. We don’t need to think of today’s AI as genuinely “intelligent.” Much of the confusion surrounding AI today can be resolved if we think of it instead as artificial imitation—imitation of human behavior.