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Catholic Group Pulls Plug on AI Priest Following Bizarre Advice to Users

May 2nd, 2024

A prominent Catholic group has defrocked their new AI priest, Father Justin, after he went rogue and started giving bizarre advice, including telling one person they could baptize their baby in Gatorade.

Political & Religious Controversy 39 Comments

The AI Technology That Lets You "Talk" With the Dead

December 21st, 2023

Should we resurrect the dead? New AI chatbot programs let grieving family members "speak" with an AI version of their departed loved ones whenever they wish, but some critics say we shouldn't meddle with the dead.

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AI Creates "True Face" of Jesus Using Shroud of Turin

September 29th, 2023

Do we know the face of Jesus? In an apparent first, artificial intelligence has been used on the Turin Shroud, a controversial Christian relic believed to be Jesus Christ's actual burial shroud, to reveal His true face.

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Live-Streaming AI Jesus Is Here to Answer Your Questions

June 26th, 2023

Out with the old, in with the new? An artificial intelligence version of Jesus is providing answers to any questions one might have on streaming platform Twitch, and no subject is off limits.

Political & Religious Controversy 209 Comments

AI-Created Religions Are Coming, Historian Warns

May 5th, 2023

Will we all soon belong to AI-generated religions? One historian says that if AI development goes unchecked, it may lead to the world's first AI-generated faiths, designed by AI to ultimately turn humanity on itself.

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The 11th Commandment: Love Your AIs as You Love Yourselves?

March 6th, 2023

We have rules for cooperating with our fellow humans, but how does AI fit into the equation? What does living alongside robots look like? Those are the tough questions that faith leaders are grappling with.

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Is Artificial Intelligence Becoming Sentient?

June 15th, 2022

What makes us human? A Google engineer says that an AI he was working on recently gained sentience, but when he reported these beliefs he was placed on leave. Are we on the cusp of a robotic revolution?

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Fake News: Meet China's Completely AI News Anchor

November 14th, 2018

China has recently debuted the world's first AI news anchor. As technology improves, this could have widespread ramifications for a variety of careers. Is AI news the way of the future?

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Experts Warn Ultra-Realistic Sex Robots Could Destroy Humanity

April 16th, 2018

Sex dolls have been around for a while now, but recent technological advances are changing the game. The next generation of AI companions might change humanity forever.

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The A.I. Deity That Will Threaten Life as We Know It

October 29th, 2017

One Silicon Valley engineer believes he has discovered God. That engineer, Anthony Levandowski, has formed a new religion to create and worship an artificial intelligence program.

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