People Are Finding Spiritual Fulfillment in AI. Religious Scholars Have Thoughts

As AI invades every corner of 21st-century life, it has taken on human roles that we probably shouldn’t be outsourcing. For some, it serves as a therapist. For others, it’s an endlessly understanding romantic companion. Strangest of all, people have turned to chatbots for guidance in matters of faith — and come to believe they have unlocked the mysteries of the universe.

AI models have no problem addressing your most profound questions about consciousness, souls, divinity, and…