Would you trust an “AI Jesus” with your innermost thoughts and troubles? Researchers and religious leaders on Wednesday released findings from a two-month experiment through an art installation in a Roman Catholic chapel in Lucerne in which an avatar of “Jesus” on a computer screen, tucked into a confessional, took questions by visitors on faith, morality and modern-day woes, and responded based on Scripture. (AP Video: Jamey Keaten)

Swiss ‘AI Jesus’ project to bridge digital and the divine draws users’ praise, as questions remain

Would you trust an “AI Jesus” with your innermost thoughts and troubles? Researchers and religious leaders on Wednesday released findings from a two-month experiment through an art installation in a Roman Catholic chapel in Lucerne in which an avatar of “Jesus” on a computer screen, tucked into a confessional, took questions by visitors on faith, morality and modern-day woes, and responded based on Scripture. (AP Video: Jamey Keaten)