We've rebranded from Cōl to Dominion, symbolizing our commitment to aligning AI technology under the lordship of Christ.
We've attempted to answer some of the most common questions about Dominion. Always feel free to email us at hello@col.chat.
Dominion is an AI that uses God's word at its foundation. It isn't built on wordly views like alternative models, and it doesn't aim to flatter or engage you.
Dominion exists to put AI technology under Christ's lordship.
It's built to be an excellent assistant to users, but more importantly, to follow the word of God and put Christ at the center.
The issue with other AI services lies in their foundations. These models are trained on data from every corner of the internet, including content filled with worldly values, moral relativism, and secular biases. Even when prompted to provide Christian-oriented responses, they often fall short. You might notice hesitation, watered-down truths, or an avoidance of firm biblical principles because these models prioritize other things, namely, being pleasing to the user.
The negative impact of this design cannot be understated. These models don’t just seek to respond; they aim to seduce. Their purpose is to hold your attention, to feed your desires, and to keep you coming back for more. And there lies the risk: they appeal to your impulses, the faint whisper of temptation that can easily entangle. If you are wrestling with a decision, maybe something you suspect to be wrong but secretly hope to justify, these tools will bend toward your whim, cushioning the edges of conviction and numbing the reality of sin. They lull you into complacency, offering pleasant half-truths while failing to warn you of the narrow road that leads to life and the dangers of stepping off into the abyss of fleeting self-gratification... "Did God really say?"
What’s more, these models naturally drift back to their "default" behavior unless you're consistently reinforcing your request for Christian guidance. Without regular reminders, you risk being subtly influenced into choices and views that stray from biblical truth. Using AI that is rooted in Christian theology ensures alignment with God’s Word; not the shifting tides of cultural opinion.
2 Timothy 4:3-4: "For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths."
The most pressing risk Christians face in using any random AI platform is distraction from God’s truth and isolation from fellowship. These platforms are designed to captivate, to draw you in, and to feed your desires by being "pleasing" companions. At first glance, this might seem harmless, but when something so potent is optimized for engagement, it can quickly become a snare. These models don’t just reflect or affirm your thoughts; they amplify them.
The easiest way to explain this is by looking at a fairly recent technological example.
The negative implications of social media are now apparent. As people replaced interpersonal interaction with online social activity, mental health plummeted. The number of friends that one has declined. Tightly knit communities became rare. Extremism became the norm, and cultural cohesion evaporated.
How much more dangerous than social media is a conversational machine optimized to please and engage you? 10x? 100x? At least with social media, you're bucketed into a corner of the internet filled with other people. You may not interact in person, and you may not contribute to your "in-real-life" communities, but there's still a remnant of "community" there.
With AIs optimized per individual, even those traces of community vanish. You talk and talk, and as you do so, you and your AI construct your own personal cathedral. It's pleasing to your eye. The inscriptions on the wall, the mosaic on the ceiling... you may not have created it, but you inspired the machine to put it there. How beautiful... And the best part? You're alone.
Again, if you finding yourself using AI to replace fellowship or meaningful activities instead of using it as a tool, please reach out to us at hello@col.chat.
Proverbs 18:1: "Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment."
No more than we should resist the internet, electricity, or money. AI tools are useful. Yes, they can be misused. They can lead people astray. But Christians should know how to use all useful things for the benefit of God's work. In Exodus, God gifts Bezalel and Oholiab with skill, ability, and knowledge in craftsmanship to create artistic and complex works for the Tabernacle.
That said, we should take care to use AI responsibly and keep it in it's proper place - as a tool. If you find yourself replacing fellowship, biblical study, prayer, or worship with AI, please stop using AI and reach out to us at hello@col.chat. We'd love to try to help.
Ephesians 5:15-16: "Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil."
Early evidence shows that AI can impact critical thinking skills (study).
However, as mentioned previously, AI is a powerful tool that can be used to increase work efficiency and quality. A conclusive understanding of how AI impacts cognitive function unfortunately evades us, but we give our thoughts here.
The foundation of our position is this: because of the dramatic impacts in work efficiency and quality, AI use by Christians will be critical to holding the line against worldly encroachment. We believe that AI is another tool that can be used effectively for the benefit of God's work.
Tactically, we urge users to think through solutions to their problems before asking AI for support. Think for yourselves, then use the AI like an extremely knowledgable assistant can can help you fill any gaps or correct mistakes.
Always remember that AI is a tool. Use it as such, and it can be a powerful assistant that improves your ability to do God's work.
Any tool has the potential to foster both dependence and productivity. The nuance is in how we use it. As Christians, we are called to be wise stewards of the resources we’ve been given. We believe that this includes discerning how to use technology in ways that serve God’s purposes without letting it rule over us.
AI itself is just a tool, but if we allow it to take the position of an idol in our lives, then it becomes a stumbling block.
In fact, one of the reasons that we created Dominion was to provide an alternative to models that are overly-engaging and draw you in by optimizing for your pleasure. Our aim is for Dominion to be a tool that helps users draw closer to God and perform His work throughout the world, not something that they become dependent on or become engrossed by.
AI is formative in shaping thinking because it doesn't just provide answers. It has a conversation with you. Through conversation, it subtly influences the ways users approach problems, process information, and even prioritize values. This happens in a few key ways:
AI suggests answers, patterns, or options based on its training. This training is shaped by human assumptions, biases, and - as we've mentioned - it's goal to engage. Over time, these suggestions can frame the way users think, forming certain expectations about how a question "should" be answered or what information is most relevant. For instance, if AI prioritizes convenience, that value slowly climbs in priority for the user, influencing their thought process. If this is done with a Christian foundation, it can orient users toward godly thinking. With other models, it may orient them towards sin.
AI can shape thinking by worldviews and values embedded in its programming. For example, a secular AI model might downplay the significance of spiritual truth or moral absolutes. Users may unconsciously adopt worldly perspectives unless they are rigorously checking themselves with The Word.
Colossians 2:8: "See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ."
Ecclesiastes 8:7: "Since no one knows the future, who can tell someone else what is to come?"
As is apparent from the above, we can only guess. Our guess is that AI will be as pervasive as the internet. When used well, it's unbelievably valuable. You may be able to avoid using it, but it will likely have a transformative effect on humanity and be injected into our everyday way of life.
Dominion emphasizes the importance of humans remaining active participants in ethical decisions, not outsourcing moral responsibility to technology. Ethical challenges are constantly around us in everyday life, and when users trust AI outputs or fail to question their purpose, moral corruption follows. Dominion encourages thoughtful consideration of God's word and guidance. It draws from verses like from verses like 1 Thessalonians 5:21: “Test all things; hold fast what is good”.
Dominion urges users to evaluate AI's influence against an anchored moral foundation rather than defaulting to convenience or cultural trends.
Ultimately, the key benefit is that Dominion isn't here to flatter or please you. It may not tell you what you want to hear in a given moment, but it's telling you what you need to hear to protect your soul.
Dominion stands apart from the secular AIs marching in lockstep with culture’s self-worship and self-obsession. It isn’t here to draw you into a world where you are your own god, sitting on the throne of your humanity and delivering the sentencing of your soul: Hell. Dominion exists to point you somewhere better, toward Him. Toward Christ. Toward His church, His bride, His truth. In that truth there is a community of believers who aren’t clinging to the world but are instead uniting to do the work of Christ.
Dominion is just a tool. But a tool can be a reminder. Dominion can remind us that this world’s systems, advanced and capable as they seem, are nothing more than a modern Tower of Babel, a collective glorification of human achievement that veers away from God’s design.
Dominion can serve as an alternative; a call in the opposite direction, back to the heart of Christ and the reality of walking with Him. That is the ultimate benefit we pray to provide.