Gloo’s Flourishing AI: Testing AI Against A Christian Worldview
Artificial intelligence is reshaping how Americans connect with brands, the internet, and one another, and Christians are rightly asking how this technology lines up with scripture. A faith-driven group called Gloo is digging into that question with a project aimed at measuring whether AI supports a biblical view of human flourishing. Their work is practical, urgent, and worth attention from pastors, parents, and tech-curious believers.
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Nick Skytland, a vice president at Gloo, explains that the organization wants to see how AI handles the Christian worldview in everyday prompts and recommendations. Gloo launched its Flourishing AI effort to create benchmarks around faith and how AI models engage spiritual questions. The goal is simple: understand whether AI reinforces or undermines Christian ideas about human flourishing.
Skytland puts it plainly in their materials: “Gloo is a technology company that serves the faith ecosystem, and, back in July, we had released some research that we call Flourishing AI,” Skytland said. “And it’s just a benchmark that’s really grounded in seven dimensions of human flourishing based on a lot of research that’s out there.” Those seven dimensions form the basis for testing whether models answer through a biblical lens or default to secular frameworks.
Why It Matters
At stake is more than accuracy; it is whether AI subtly reshapes moral imagination and spiritual practice. Skytland argues mainstream AI models often default to generic or secular advice rather than biblical guidance, even when faith-based prompts are given. That pattern risks normalizing non-biblical assumptions as neutral facts unless believers pay attention and respond.
Gloo’s focus is unapologetically Christian: they want to see how “this dynamic shows up through various AI tools.” “We really think that this might be the first comprehensive framework of its kind, measuring AI alignment for human flourishing from an authentic biblical worldview,” Skytland said. That clarity of mission helps churches and ministries evaluate whether an AI tool supports discipleship or quietly displaces it.
Skytland admits he’s “a half-full optimist” who sees huge promise in AI while still naming risks. “I think there’s something that we really do need to understand here — that AI does have a built-in bias,” Skytland said. “It does have a built-in, essentially hidden worldview, especially to the average user.”
That hidden worldview comes from the data and the design choices behind models, not from any neutral cosmic standard. Gloo’s work aims to “expose the structural bias and then think about … what does that mean from a Christian worldview?” he said. Exposing bias is a starting point; the next step is figuring out faithful responses.
When theology or relationships are on the line, the gaps become clearer. “Not surprisingly, faith and spirituality remain the most difficult dimension across all the frontier models that we’re seeing,” he said. “This is a really important point, but we don’t just measure it in the dimension. We think about how does our faith affect humanity?”
For believers this is a moment to be both discerning and proactive: use the tools, but test them against scripture and community wisdom. Ask the hard question Skytland suggests: “Does it represent my values?” If it doesn’t, Christians must decide how to engage, shape, or reject those tools. The conversation is urgent because these systems already influence hearts and minds.
Skytland closes on a cautiously hopeful note: the models are improving and there’s a “huge opportunity for Christians” to participate in shaping how AI serves human flourishing. Churches, educators, and families should watch closely, probe assumptions, and bring a biblical imagination to tech conversations. Faithful engagement now can steer future tools toward answers that honor God and sustain human dignity.