Religious leaders are experimenting with AI, spurring an industry of faith-based tech companies that offer AI tools to do theological research and write sermons
Eli Tan / New York Times : Bluesky: @numerius , @phillyfilly , @shelleybwoke , @michaelklein.io , @ruthgraham , and @notjessewalker Bluesky: Iulus Mayfair / @numerius : Megachurches were just an early experiment at scaling religion. [embedded post] @phillyfilly : So no Divine inspiration or meditating on Holy text(s)? @shelleybwoke : Maybe John of “The Revelation” fame was an OG AI [embedded post] Michael Klein / @michaelklein.io : Finally an industry where a machine that produces generic, unreliable slop that's tailored towards what people want to hear rather than accuracy is the perfect tool for! Ruth Graham / @ruthgraham : “Our job is not just to put pretty sentences together.” www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/t... Jesse Walker / @notjessewalker : I love this sentence on about five different levels: “While harmless in certain situations, faith-based A.I. tools that fabricate religious scripture present a serious problem.”