How will technology impact our lives as we head into the future?

With rampant technology talk at events like the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the World Government Summit, on social media, and even in regular, offline, day-to-day conversations, technology is every bit as popular as, if not more popular than, ever. We are told that artificial intelligence (AI) could even end the human race—which, of course, doesn’t align with what the Word of God says. Moreover, just recently, Bing’s AI bot (an AI-powered search engine built on technology from OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT which was released in November 2022) said that it wanted to “‘be alive’, ‘steal nuclear codes’ and create ‘deadly virus’” (Silverstein).

At the recent World Government Summit, Klaus Schwab stated the following after describing how important technology will be over the next ten years: “…and who masters those technologies, in some way, will be the master of the world” (Heine). He discusses how we are just now entering the exponential phase, which seems to suggest that he is referring to the technological singularity or something of that nature. However, are we really moving toward an exponential growth phase of technology, or are we rather reaching peak technology? Will the upcoming wrath of God destroy AI idolatry?

By examining the current global economy, we can identify several emerging trends. Evidence shows that global debt has surpassed $300 trillion and that US debt is rapidly growing alongside inflation. Furthermore, an increase in natural disasters is compounding this debt, while a potential rise in non-nuclear warfare presents an economic driver that is—arguably—positive for certain sectors. Additionally, despite contradictory media reports, there are strong indications of a dwindling supply of commodities. All of these negative and harmful trends appear to be increasing. In order for technology to continue advancing—at least in the public sector—one can safely assume that innovation is dependent on the economy, right?

So, we have a global economy that is faltering, yet there are expectations that artificial intelligence, transhumanism, and other technologies will advance, even though innovation itself (at least in the public sector) is largely linked to the economy. It seems that the economy and innovation are correlated and should therefore both decline, right?

Just recently, an FAA systems outage that caused thousands of flight delays and cancellations occurred on January 11, 2023. According to a source, “‘The core operating system for the database has been around since the 1990s,’ the source said. ‘Regardless of the improvements made to the system in recent years, it still has the heart of an 89-year-old man’” (Muntean). On February 1, 2023, Los Angeles International Airport, also known as LAX, lost power (Resendiz). Other airports and aviation-related operations, including JFK and Lufthansa, have also recently experienced outages.

Airports, which are major economic engines, are not the only ones experiencing technological problems recently. On February 13, Downdetector.com, along with comments from users on the site and on social media, revealed that T-Mobile, a wireless network provider, was experiencing network outages in multiple cities, as were other wireless network providers.

On top of this, we may be facing famine conditions worldwide, water shortages, and even water contamination in places beyond East Palestine, Ohio, and so on. If we are entering the period described in the book of Revelation, things are most likely going to get extremely rough. It seems that we are heading more toward a “back-to-basics” mindset than toward a highly technologically advanced utopia.

Is technology really going to advance for the general public? Maybe it will advance only for the government, allowing it to create a one-world surveillance system. Or will technological advancement decline by the midpoint of the Tribulation, when the Antichrist is worshipped? According to GotQuestions.org:

Even in a cashless society, there will always be ways around the system. Barter of goods and services and the black market will always exist. Revelation 13:17 does not require that the beast maintain absolute control over every single transaction, only that the official policy forbids these transactions, making them illegal and punishable and therefore more difficult. (“Does a Cashless Society Have Anything to Do with the End Times?”)

It seems that the Antichrist and his minions won’t necessarily need technology to implement the “Mark of the Beast.” Just as happened in ancient Rome and during the rise of Hitler, people turning against one another, along with various other factors, may allow this to happen without sophisticated, worldwide technology. There may or may not be a digital, one-world currency, although it seems likely that there will be one. If you want to hear my thoughts, here they are:

Though I may be wrong, my two main views on #PeakTechnology are as follows: