Do we really need another AI Jesus after that heretical abomination Twitch was streaming?
Probably not, but the folks at St. Peters in Lucerne, Switzerland, decided it might be nice to make another one anyway.
This time with a hologram in a confessional:
While, the blasphemous AI is set in a confessional, there is a warning at the beginning of a session that worshipers should not actually confess anything personal. It's not really Jesus listening after all.
The bot was created by computer scientists and theologians from the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and was trained on the New Testament and religious information found online.
This gives it a strong grasp of scripture and enough knowledge of religious debates to answer any questions thrown its way.
The bot can speak 100 different languages.
And folks in Lucerne seem to be loving the thing.
'I asked about the spiral of violence, how to break one,' recalled one satisfied visitor. 'The answer: through prayer and not seeking retribution.'
Another recounted, 'He was able to reaffirm me in my ways of going about things and he was able to help me with questions I had like how I can help other people to understand him better and come closer to him.'
The clergy at St. Peter's say that so far the "Deus in Machina" (their words not mine) hasn't said anything that contradicts their theology.
When asked why women aren't allowed in the church in the clip, [it] responded, 'The scriptures teach that certain roles are defined within the church, each role and task has its place in God's plan.'
Of course, I can think of a big one that should contradict any Christian's theology:
Namely, building a graven image that can speak and claims to be the son of God.
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