Back in February, Trump signed an executive order to mandate that every classroom in America be “equipped” with AI. Multiple studies followed showing AI is dangerous for developing minds and basically shuts down critical thinking faculties. Trump didn’t blink, neither did his rabid followers.
Fast forward to a cabinet meeting today in which Trump proudly announced the launch of his “presidential AI challenge“ to every student in America. “This is the new internet, the new computer, the new television, the new everything all put together in one,” he gushed. Spoken like a complete technology neophyte introducing a product he knows absolutely nothing about.
Not to be outdone, the new AI.GOV website announced the presidential AI challenge using none other than Trump‘s favorite spokesmodel Melania Trump. Here it is in all of its creepy and cringe glory:
Then again, I guess we shouldn’t be shocked that another presidential administration is going after the children. The Democrats do it, the Republicans do it. They all want the children. Protect your children. 
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“Children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.” (Psalm 127:3)
Once again, the powers of this age are coming after the innocence of our children. God designed childhood to be a season of wonder, growth, and relationship — learning through play, through family, and through face-to-face fellowship with others. It is through human connection, not artificial machines, that a soul develops love, wisdom, and empathy.
We saw the devastation when the internet was unleashed in 1993, and then when social media took root through smartphones a decade later. It has taken thirty years for us to begin to realize the fallout — depression, anxiety, broken families, addictions, and even the epidemic of suicide. Now, without pause, leaders are eager to strap yet another untested technology to the minds of children.
If history has taught us anything, it is that once the damage is done, there is no going back. God alone knows the level of harm this generation will endure if we hand over their minds to machines instead of shepherding their hearts in the way of Christ. Twelve years from now, when today’s children are grown, what scars will they carry? What innocence will be lost forever?
Parents, guard the heritage God has entrusted to you. Protect your children. Teach them truth. Raise them to love God and one another. Do not let this world rob them of their humanity.
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” (Romans 12:2)