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Some AI resources to watch, read & listen. (Jan 2026)

June 9, 2026
30 min read
by Mark Wagenaar

Some YouTube videos, books and podcasts that I used in preparation for my presentation on AI in January 2026.

YouTube Videos

Humanistic Perspectives of AI

World Economic Forum (19th - 23rd January 2026)

Jenson Huang (CEO Nvidia) - Bold AI Predictions

https://youtu.be/I-nYjAfemY0?si=tUGCzrncAN0pXAag

Elon Musk’s perspectives on AI and the future

https://youtu.be/-y7F-G4e0iA?si=PSvtptViwHSspk9n

Prof Yuval Harari - Humanity and AI at WEF 2026

https://www.youtube.com/live/VoRbPxyo2uU?si=1vnmSzlh_uLdoesG

(see below for John Lennox thoughts on this speech)

AI with a Christian Perspective

(not necessarily reformed in some thinking)

Jenny Ng - Christian / Scientist at IBM

https://youtu.be/krffMKbO-Wo?si=o5g_B5IBi73P_x9L

What every believer must know - AI & Christianity

(DLM Christian Lifestyle)

https://youtu.be/NBq2YuL9Mo8?si=qEBErCv00fSjkKSu

I convinced Grok that God is real - Answers In Genesis

https://youtu.be/ga7m14CAymo?si=vGdWzQPKdYXo-DP_

Dr John Lennox - Oxford Professor (Christian)

Can we survive AI?

https://youtu.be/-MbD_KdPgZ0?si=BR-q5lqv_PfYab_Q

Dr John Lennox - Oxford Professor (Christian)

Response to Prof Yuval Harari’s speech at WEF

https://youtu.be/JYnuT83xk_g?si=-46xOsmIQ4lncZG6

Books

Made in Our Image - Stephen Driscoll

https://tinyurl.com/2xoeem6j

https://tinyurl.com/2xoeem6j

https://tinyurl.com/2662ubue

https://reformers.com.au/a/search?type=product&q=made+in+our+image

https://proecclesia.com.au/shop/general/made-in-our-image-god-artificial-intelligence-and-you/

Dr John Lennox = 2084 and the AI Revolution

https://tinyurl.com/276b6ebc

https://tinyurl.com/276b6ebc

https://tinyurl.com/2d9vzvxt

https://reformers.com.au/products/9780310176985-2084-and-the-ai-revolution-2nd-edition-how-artificial-intelligence-informs-our-future-john-c-lennox

Should Christians trust AI - Ellen Rose

https://tinyurl.com/2947hqx4

https://tinyurl.com/2947hqx4

The Age of AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity - Jason Thacker

https://koorong.com/product/the-age-of-ai-artificial-intelligence-and-the_9780310369967

https://proecclesia.com.au/shop/general/the-age-of-ai-articficial-intelligence-and-the-future-of-humanity/

Raising Gen Alpha: Helping Kids Navigate Everything from Anxiety to AI

https://reformers.com.au/products/9781645075912-raising-gen-alpha-helping-kids-navigate-everything-from-anxiety-to-ai-dave-bolden

(ETA June 2026 - (sounds interesting….can’t comment further until released!))

2034 - How AI Changed Humanity Forever.

https://tinyurl.com/29af3nhm

https://tinyurl.com/29af3nhm

(Non-christian perspective)

Podcasts

AI Specific Episodes

The Pastors Heart

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-pastors-heart-with-dominic-steele/id1338733715?i=1000739230238

(Episode on AI with Stephen Driscoll)

Beauty for Ashes

https://theweeflea.podbean.com/e/quantum-369-the-ai-special/