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A chatbot willing to take on questions of all kinds – from the serious to the comical – is the latest representation of Jesus for the AI age

  • Written by Joseph L. Kimmel, Part-Time Faculty Member (Theology Department), Boston College
A chatbot willing to take on questions of all kinds – from the serious to the comical – is the latest representation of Jesus for the AI ageOn AI Jesus’ Twitch channel, chatbot Jesus answers questions on personal and spiritual matters.Twitch user ask_jesus

Jesus has been portrayed in many different ways: from a prophet who alerts his audience to the world’s imminent end to a philosopher who reflects on the nature of life.

But no one has called Jesus an internet guru –...

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