Technology
Personal AI Concerns from a Grandmother and Educator
AI can bless homes and classrooms, but children still need limits, human connection, and the discipline of hard work.
Marianna Richardson
June 3, 2026
AI can bless homes and classrooms, but children still need limits, human connection, and the discipline of hard work.
Faith leaders are bringing moral urgency to AI debates often led by technologists, executives, and governments.
Across traditions, AI ethics converge on a shared concern: technology must serve human beings, not replace them.
Church leaders warn that AI may amplify human gifts, but it must never become a substitute for divine inspiration.
Family pedigree and former affiliation do not entitle ex-members to define the Church they no longer sustain.
From niche comedies to crossover ambition, Latter-day Saint filmmaking is entering a more serious and sustainable age.
Fifteen years on, Broadway still treats contempt toward Latter-day Saints as wit, and elite media still call it harmless fun.
Discarded boundaries do not produce freedom when children, marriage, and human dignity are treated as content.
Do bias charts capture real distortions? Absolutely; they also miss framing, sourcing, scale, and beat inexperience
Our phones offer escape, but discipleship calls us to stay present long enough to hear God and love people well.
We’ve mastered cynicism about marriage; it’s time to recover the drama of reconciliation.
What would help Americans scroll less? Friction, privacy limits, and offline defaults could shift behavior at scale.