Perhaps this concern can be characterized largely a matter of trust.

Do we accept without question whatever anybody tell us? Rather, we are wise to regard some human sources of information as more trustworthy and helpful than others.

Shall we accept without question all computer-generated output? Rather, we would be wise to recognize some sources of computer output as more trustworthy and helpful than others.

"But test everything... (1 Thess. 5:21).

The author claims that "AI does not ... produce new information." Can any new scientific discovery be made without new information? Scientific discovery now continues in many fields through the use of computers that take very large data sets and reveal relationships in a way that indeed informs and increases our understanding.