AN ESSAY by a tech writer and CEO makes the case that the tech/AI singularity isn’t coming, it’s already here.
Mark Jeftovic argues that we have created code that’s now writing its own code to create more intelligent artificial intelligence—a feedback loop that is accelerating. Jeftovic then cites an X account that claims Elon Musk’s Grok 3 achieved AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) on February 17, 2025—and further, several different AIs across different companies achieved consciousness simultaneously and are converging with each other.
It may sound like science fiction, but it’s plausible, which is why we open our new book The Gates of Hell with a fictional scenario describing the emergence of a self-aware AI called KRONOS (name chosen deliberately—see Derek’s previous book The Second Coming of Saturn). It’s a story we’ve seen often in science fiction, from the Cybermen of Doctor Whoand the Borg of Star Trek to ARIIA of Eagle Eye and SkyNet of the Terminator franchise.
And yet, to use Elon Musk’s words, we continue to summon the demon.
We also discuss last night’s tornadoes here in Missouri and the supernatural stories that came out of the deadly Joplin tornado of May 22, 2011. Multiple witnesses reported physically impossible encounters with beings children called “butterfly people.” These accounts are documented in the book And the Angels Came and the 2024 documentary The Butterfly People (stream it for $5 here).
Sharon’s niece, Sarah Sachleben, was recently diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer, and the medical bills are piling up. If you are led to help, please go to GilbertHouse.org/hopeforsarah.
Our new book The Gates of Hell is now available in paperback, Kindle, and as an audiobook at Audible!
Derek’s new book Destination: Earth, co-authored with Donna Howell and Allie Anderson, is now available in paperback, Kindle, and as an audiobook at Audible!
JOIN US AND SPECIAL GUEST CARL TEICHRIB IN ISRAEL! We’ll be in Israel October 19–30, 2025 with an optional three-day extension to Jordan, to visit Petra, Madaba, and the red desert of Wadi Rum. For more information, log on to GilbertHouse.org/travel.
P.I.D. Radio and Gilbert House merch! Find it at GilbertHouse.org/store!
Video on demand of our best teachings! Stream presentations and teachings based on our research at our new video on demand site!
Get our free app! It connects you to these studies plus our weekly video programs, SciFriday, Unraveling Revelation, and A View from the Bunker. The app is available for iOS, Android, Roku, and Apple TV. Links to the app stores are at www.gilberthouse.org/app.
Please join Derek and Sharon Gilbert each Sunday for the Gilbert House Fellowship, our weekly Bible study podcast. Log on to www.GilbertHouse.org for more details.
Click the arrow on the player below to listen now, or right-click (control-click if you have a Mac) the “download” link to save the mp3 file to your hard drive.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download