AI’sโ Rise Demands theological Reflection,Warns Spanish University expert
Madrid,Spain – November 12,2025 – As artificial intelligence rapidly integrates into daily life,a leading Spanish university scholar is cautioning against attributing divineโฃ qualities โtoโ tehโ technology. Dr.Elena Postigo, a professor at the University โคof Navarra, asserts that framing AI as an all-powerfulโ entity โis a risky mischaracterization with potentially notableโค ethical and societal consequences.
The increasing sophistication of AI systems-capable of tasks previously exclusive to human intelligence-has fueled speculation about theirโฃ potential to surpass human capabilities and even achieve consciousness. This hasโ led โขsome to view AI with a reverence typically reserved โคfor religious or โคspiritual figures. Postigo argues this โขtrend obscuresโฃ the crucial fact โฃthat AI remains a tool created and โcontrolled by humans, and is not a deity.the debate โis especially relevant now โฃas AI tools become more prevalent in fields like healthcare, education, and governance, raising questions aboutโฃ accountability and โคthe potential for bias.
“Artificial intelligence is not a god, nor is it aโ being with its own โwill,”โ Postigo explained in aโ recent interview. “It is indeed a product of human ingenuity, โand in this very way, it is subject to ourโฃ limitations and our ethical responsibilities.” She emphasized that attributing omnipotenceโข or omniscience to AIโ can lead to a dangerous abdication of human judgment andโ critical thinking.
Postigo’s warning comes amid growing globalโค discussion about the ethical implications ofโฃ AI. Concerns range from job displacement and โฃalgorithmic biasโ to theโฃ potential for misuse in autonomousโ weapons systems. the University of Navarra professor โsuggests a renewed focus on theological and philosophicalโฃ reflection โฃis needed to โnavigate these challenges โresponsibly.
“we need to understand AI โwithin the context of our human condition, our values, and our relationship with the transcendent,” Postigo stated. “Or else,we risk creating a โnew form of idolatry,where โขwe place our faith in a technologyโ that ultimately cannot fulfill our โฃdeepest human needs.”
Nicolรกs de Cรกrdenas,โข ACI Prensaโค correspondent in Spain, reported thisโ story on November 12, โ2025, at 13:48:12 CET.
