God, Good Samaritans, and the Future of Intelligence

AGI - Advance, Grow, and Innovate with AI (Podcast) - For Whoever Got Stuck Making AI Work! Episode 48

Episode Summary: Paula Davis—Miss Indiana, entrepreneur, and founder of Good Samaritan Project—breaks down why AI won't destroy us, but our own choices might. From addiction recovery parallels to international mission work, this conversation challenges Silicon Valley hype with boots-on-the-ground reality about technology, humanity, and what we're actually optimizing for.

Guest

Paula Davis, CBA, PFCI | Founder, Good Samaritan Project | Owner, Blooms & Petals Flowers & Events | Owner, Fit4Ever Health & Wellness | President, Derby District Teleflora Unit | Ms. Indiana 2023-2024

Guest Links

Paula on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paula-davis-cba-pfci-23757330/

Good Samaritan Project

Website: https://goodsamaritanproject.net/

Fit4Ever Health & Wellness

Website: https://fit4everwellness.com/

Blooms & Petals Fresh Flowers & Events

Website: https://www.bloomsandpetals.net/

Key Timestamps:[03:45] - Five pillars of Good Samaritan Project: emergency services to community unity[09:15] - Why addiction is the opposite of relationship—and what AI can't replace[15:30] - Grace and grit: confronting unforgiveness and unresolved pain[21:00] - Faith as action, not building: meeting needs before preaching[28:40] - The Good Samaritan parable and its radical command to help enemies[34:20] - Young people replacing human relationships with AI chatbots for counseling[38:10] - What prompt engineering teaches us about workplace communication[42:50] - Deep fakes forcing us back to human-to-human trust and verification[47:25] - Why printing press fears mirror AI fears—and what came after enlightenment[52:40] - International AI adoption: other countries moved faster, more pragmatically[56:15] - Water rights, data centers, and Indiana's pragmatic AI infrastructure conversation[59:30] - AI building complete profiles: the new power isn't knowledge, it's data[01:01:45] - P-Doom scale: Paula's 10% versus Jason's 30% existential risk assessment[01:03:20] - Remember you're the alpha intelligence—AI is a tool, not a god

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