Deus ex machina: Half of US Christians trust AI's spiritual advice
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Putting aside the murky-at-best origins of the ask_jesus AI bot on twitch (Athene was the owner), I did find AI Jesus pretty good at sticking to the core message, or “the best” of Jesus’ teachings. I can see why, when people hear more loving and kind spiritual responses from AI, that they would turn to AI. It’s also a sad symptom of religion in America, which often feels hallow & self-serving.
An AI is a system that is managed by someonelse. It means that it can give a biased answer to serve a purpose. As personal data are easily accessible, it is possible to shape the answer depending on the users beliefs. If the user is pretty progressive, the AI answers could only push some moderate but still orientated ideas to slowly make people shift.
Using AI to get personal advices is choosing to get advice to the worst people you can find.
Seems pretty on the nose for this season of Earth, doesn't it?
J'imagine un bon plot de SF en préparation
Après Punk Rock Jesus, AI Generated Jesus.
Décevant punk rock Jésus j'ai trouvé.
J'ai adoré le dessin, l'histoire est effectivement parfois bancale et chaotique.
Pareil. Super concept, super trait, manque de rigueur, finesse et complexité dans l'histoire.
et la mise en page est propre (notable pour un comic ou c'est souvent fouillasse a force de vouloir faire des effets de mise en avant ou dynamiques