Need spiritual guidance? Gurus join chatbot trend as people turn to AI for answers

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John’s School of Theology and Seminary in Collegeville, Minnesota, said people could easily get straightforward answers from AI. “It was a lot easier trying to get answers and peace of mind because ChatGPT is not judging you,” Vaidyanathan said.

“But if they are looking for spiritual awakening, I think it takes physical presence,” she said. “Because religion has this PR problem, people tend to see chatbots as less biased and less likely to do bad things,” Bucar said.

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“It was a lot easier trying to get answers and peace of mind because ChatGPT is not judging you,” Vaidyanathan said.
“Because religion has this PR problem, people tend to see chatbots as less biased and less likely to do bad things,” Bucar said.
John’s School of Theology and Seminary in Collegeville, Minnesota, said people could easily get straightforward answers from AI.
“But if they are looking for spiritual awakening, I think it takes physical presence,” she said.

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