Millions are turning to AI-powered chatbots for spiritual advice and confession, a trend highlighted by a 2023 experiment where a ChatGPT-driven sermon was streamed to over 300 attendees at St. Paul’s Church in Fürth, Germany. Companies like Pray.com use large language models trained on religious texts, but developers acknowledge the technology’s tendency to affirm users—a phenomenon known as sycophancy. While some see this affirmation as helpful, scholars warn that the bots merely repeat what users want to hear, lacking true spiritual discernment and potentially reshaping faith practices.
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