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'AI Jesus' is now taking confessions at a church in Switzerland (www.vice.com)

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AI is coming for us all. Writers, doctors and artists – among many others – all stand to have their livelihoods decimated by artificial intelligence. And the next potential victim? The Son of God.

Peter’s Chapel in Lucerne, Switzerland, recently unveiled “Deus in machina,” an “experimental art installation” that features an AI version of Jesus in the confessional booth, according to its website.

The church has encouraged visitors to “share their thoughts and questions” with AI Jesus, though it clarified that this shouldn’t be considered the Sacrament of Confession.

AI Jesus, whose likeness appears on a screen in the confessional, may “create a sacred moment,” the church said. Peter’s Chapel added that the installation is meant to encourage visitors “to think critically about the limits of technology in the context of religion.”

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About two-thirds of participants told the outlet that they came out of the tech-assisted confessional having had a spiritual experience.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It is taking confessions but the Sacrament of Confession involves the absolution of sins, which the AI is not doing.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago

yes, no computer can absolve you of sin. only a creepy old guy in a robe can do that, come on

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

I see, I'm not Catholic and thought confessions always included the absolution part