Is it mess-ai-ia?
Just in case of artificial intelligence Not taking enough jobs Recently – and now it is taking the place of Almighty. A church in Switzerland is now using an AI hologram of Jesus to take confessions from worshippers, as seen in a wild video Blowing online.
“I was surprised, it was so easy, and although it was a machine, it gave me a lot of advice,” one surprised worshiper told DW News, describing his experience with Serman-Etor, based in St. Peter’s Church in Lucerne. “
The futuristic temple called Deus in Machina features a confessional booth with a screen displaying the face of Jesus through a lattice.
Before entering, Robo-Jesus warns, “Do not disclose personal information under any circumstances, use this service at your own risk, if you do not please press the accept button.”
If the worshiper chooses to proceed, a digitally rendered scene interprets their words and generates a response with an animated face in sync with the words.
When asked why women are not allowed in the church in the clip, the digital son of God responded, “The scriptures teach that there are certain roles defined within the church, each role and function having its own place in God’s plan. Is.”
“How can you promote peace and harmony in your life,” said the Holy-Graphic Messiah.
The cybernetic second coming of Jesus was made possible by computer scientists and theologians at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, who programmed the bot with the New Testament and religious information found online, Daily Mail reported.
The cybernetic Savior is also fluent in 100 different languages, enabling him to communicate with worshipers around the world.
Many believers were excited about the robo-resurrection of Jesse, who took confession between August 23 and October 20, but would be involved in events until the end of November.
“I asked about the cycle of violence, how to break it,” recalled one satisfied visitor. “Answer: Through prayer and not through seeking vengeance.”
Another reported, “He was able to validate my ways of going about things and he was able to help me with my questions such as how I could help other people understand him better and get closer to him.” Am.”
AI Christ was also able to deal with some difficult theological dilemmas. “From a Christian perspective, how do I support an elderly, ill person who has decided on assisted suicide?” asked a penitent.
“Perhaps you might ask your loved one the following questions…what does your faith mean to you during this difficult time?” AI Jesus replied. “Is there anything else in life that can give you peace or happiness? How can I support you and comfort you?
It further said, “Your job is not to judge, but to support with love.”
Of course, not everyone was thrilled with the idea of Jesse’s digital middleman, with some labeling it a “gimmick”, while others called the avatar’s advice “generic”.
The Church also received an ominous warning that the project “will not be without consequences.”
Meanwhile, Professor Peter Kirchschlager, a theologian and ethicist at the University of Lucerne, claimed that machines do not have the moral compass necessary to practice religion.
He declared, “This is one area where we humans are actually much better than machines so we should do these things ourselves.”
St. Peter’s Chapel theologian Marco Schmidt acknowledged in a statement (translated via Google) that although the project “has its limitations” and raises some ethical questions, all of his answers so far “come from our theological understanding of St. Peter’s Chapel.” Match.”
He says the idea is not for the technology to take over the work of Jesus – the church reiterated that the installation was only temporary – but rather the aim is to promote discussion over the role of AI in religion.
“What we’re doing here is an experiment, we wanted to start a discussion by giving people a very concrete experience with AI,” he explained. “That way we have a basis to talk about it and discuss it with each other.”
Schmidt envisions AI that provides 24-hour on-call pastoral support because unlike their human counterparts, virtual priests don’t need to sleep.
