Church News podcast: Responsible and principled use of AI

Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has spoken internationally about the responsible and principled use of artificial intelligence. The Church released a video on June 7, 2026, featuring Elder Gong teaching how to hear God's voice in an age of AI. A Church News podcast episode discusses AI principles learned from covering Elder Gong.

In recent years, artificial intelligence has moved from being a concept illustrated in science fiction books and movies to being something that many individuals use on a daily basis. Elder Gerrit W. Gong https://www.thechurchnews.com/2018/4/13/23213699/elder-gerrit-w-gong-apostle-2018/ of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles has spoken about AI to Church members https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2024/03/13/rely-on-spirit-artificial-intelligence-elder-gerrit-gong-encourages/ , to politicians, to business leaders and to others. And he has done so in the United States https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2025/08/20/elder-gerrit-w-gong-byu-education-week-2025-ai-wisdom-understanding/ , Italy https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2025/10/22/elder-gerrit-w-gong-rome-ai-needs-moral-grounding-and-moral-compass/ , Turkey https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2025/07/31/elder-gerrit-w-gong-artificial-intelligence-ai-religions-for-peace-world-council-istanbul-turkey/ and Greece https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2026/05/26/elder-gerrit-w-gong-athens-ai-religion/ , among other locations. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints published a video on Sunday, June 7, featuring Elder Gong teaching how to hear God’s voice in an age of AI https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2026/06/07/gerrit-gong-ai-hear-god-amid-increased-use-of-artificial-intelligence/ . On this episode of the Church News podcast, Deseret News reporter Tad Walch https://www.deseret.com/authors/tad-walch/ joins Church News editor Jon Ryan Jensen https://thechurchnews.com/authors/ryan-jensen to talk about AI and principles he has learned while covering Elder Gong.