Is this a confusing AI?
Just to be clear, artificial intelligence hasn't taken on enough jobs these days, but now it's being replaced by omnipotent artificial intelligence. A church in Switzerland is now using an AI hologram of Jesus to hear confessions from worshipers. in a wild video Explode online.
“I was surprised. It was so easy. Even though it's a machine, he gave me a lot of advice,” one awe-struck worshiper told DW News about his experience with the preacher at St. Peter's Church in Lucerne.
Dubbed the Deus in Machina, this futuristic basilica features a confessional booth with a screen showing the face of Jesus through a latticework.
Before entering, robo-Jesus warns, “Please do not disclose personal information under any circumstances. Please use this service at your own risk. If you agree, please press the button.''
If the worshiper chooses to proceed, a digitally rendered face interprets the words and generates a response with an animated face that moves in sync with the words.
When asked in the video why women are not allowed to enter the church, the digital child of God responds, “Within the church, certain roles are defined, and each role and mission is within God's plan.'' The Bible teaches that it has its proper place.”
“How can you promote peace and harmony in your life?” added the Holy Savior.
The cybernetic Second Coming of Jesus was made possible by computer scientists and theologians at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. They programmed the bot using the New Testament and religious information they found online. The Daily Mail reported.
The cybernetic savior is fluent in 100 languages and can converse with worshipers from all over the world.
Many believers were overjoyed at JC's robot revival. JC accepted confessions from August 23rd to October 20th, but plans to participate in the event until the end of November.
“I asked about the spiral of violence and how to break it,” one visitor recalled with satisfaction. “The answer is through prayer, not seeking retribution.”
Another said, “He was able to reaffirm the way I do things and answered any questions I had, such as how others can understand him better and get closer to him.'' '' he said.
AI Christ was even able to overcome some of the most vexing theological dilemmas. “From a Christian perspective, how do we support an elderly, sick person who decides to commit assisted suicide?” asked one penitent.
“Perhaps you could ask your loved one the following question… What does your faith mean to you during this difficult time?” AI Jesus replied. “What else in your life brings you peace and joy? How can I support and comfort you?”
He added: “Your job is not to criticize, but to act with love.”
Of course, not everyone was excited about JC's digital intermediary idea, with some calling it a “gimmick” and others calling Avatar's advice “generic.”
The church even received an ominous warning that the project was “not without consequences.”
On the other hand, Professor Peter Kirchschlager, a theologian and ethicist at the University of Lucerne, argued that machines lack the moral compass needed to practice religion.
“It's an area where we humans are actually much better than machines, so we should do these things ourselves,” he declared.
Marco Schmidt, the theologian of St. Peter's Chapel, said in a statement (translated by Google) that the project had “limitations” and raised some ethical questions, but that He acknowledged that all of his answers so far “are consistent with our theological understanding of St. Peter's Chapel.”
He said the idea is not to let technology take over Jesus' work (the church reiterated that the installation is temporary), but rather to foster discussion about 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 foundation to talk about it and talk to each other.”
Schmidt envisions the AI providing 24-hour on-call pastoral support because, unlike human priests, virtual priests do not need to sleep.
