Religious chatbots and other faith-based digital tools are growing in number, offering counsel, comfort and spiritual guidance during an age of rapidly transforming socialization and engagement.
The idea is to educate, said Stephane Peter, CEO of Catloaf Software, which created the app.
Although the app makes clear it uses AI, virtual Moses and Jesus don’t recognize that as such when asked the specific question.
He said many people consider the app blasphemous but it still has received a good rating in the App Store -- 4.7 out of 5.
“A lot of people were offended it was using a priest character,“ said Christopher Costello, the ministry’s director of information technology.
“We don’t want to replace humans. We just want to help,“ Costello said.
Other major religions have similar apps, such as Deen Buddy for Islam, Vedas AI for Hinduism, and AI Buddha. Most bill themselves as interfaces with scripture, not incarnations of actual holiness.
“I’d say it’s an added layer,“ said Nica, who declined to give her last name.
Not many will acknowledge using AI assistants in matters of religion, even though some of these apps have been downloaded millions of times.
Rabbi Gilah Langner said the halakhah -- the collective body of religious laws derived from the Torah, the Jewish holy book -- has many interpretations. Jews need other Jews, with their insights and perspective, to connect them to the tradition of their faith, she said.
AI can make people feel “isolated and not in an organic connection to a living tradition,“ she added.
Peter said he had spoken to clergy members and they agreed that AI could be a tool to educate people.
And as much of society experiments with artificial intelligence, so does the clergy.
“Some people freaked out, said we are now an AI church,“ said Cooper. But, he added, the service lured some people who did not usually attend church, especially video-game buffs.
“I’m glad we did it,“ he said, “but it missed the heart and spirit of what we usually do.” - AFP
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