The protagonist in question is the wizard Gandalf, who reminds us of our dependence on God’s providence. In contrast to the ambitions of AI manufacturers, Christians are not to aim at mastery or domination. Conforming our lives to the Cross involves courage, certainly. We can put the two together, then, and following the example of the early Church in Acts of the Apostles (see especially Acts 4:29-31), pray for cheerful courage. In Tolkien’s novel, Gandalf embodies cheerful courage.