The first keynote is by Daniel Whitenack of Protection Guard discussing AI Agents.
Started with Fox Mulder (from The X Files) needing to dig through many files and then linked us to Apps to AI Agents to MCP Servers. He asked… Can the AI Agent go through the “muck” to help get us to high-quality content.
Showed a video demo of an agent searching through a video database (or photo database) to find examples of ideas from scripture.
Showed a live demo of an agent going to Logo Bible Software as it navigated to the correct page and searched for a specific verse.
Moving to Dana Scully (from The X Files as well) who is seeking precision in her investigations.
Showed a few demos (one live and one recorded) of a Chatbot that uses an agent to interact with a bible translation - paratext.org - to determine relevant bible passages in a specific translation.
He asked… “Are agents safe?” Then provided examples of how they may not be safe.
Finally, Daniel left the group with encouragement that what they’re building is “mission-driven” and has the possibility for eternal impact.