This church has an AI Jesus for confessions: It gave me so much advice

Is this the mess-AI-iah?Just in case artificial intelligence hasn’t been taking on enough jobs lately — and now it’s replacing the almighty.A church in Switzerland is now using an AI hologram of Jesus to take confessions from worshippers, as seen in a wild video blowing up online.“I was surprised, it was so easy, and though it’s a machine, it gave me so much advice,” one awestruck worshipper told DW News while describing their experience with the Sermon-ator, located at St Peter’s Church in Lucerne.Dubbed Deus in Machina, the futuristic shrine features a confessional booth with a screen displaying the face of Jesus through the grate.

Before entering, robo-Jesus cautions, “Do not disclose personal information under any circumstances, use this service at your own risk, press the button if you accept.”If the worshipper opts to proceed, the digitally-rendered visage interprets their words and generates a response with the animated face moving in sync with the words.When asked why women aren’t allowed in the church in the clip, the digital son of God responded, “The scriptures teach that certain roles are defined within the church, each role and task has its place in God’s plan.”“How can you promote peace and harmony in your life,” the holy-graphic messiah added.Jesus’ cybernetic second coming was made possible by computer scientists and theologians from the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, who programmed the bot with New Testament and religious information found online, the Daily Mail reported.The cybernetic savior is also fluent in 100 different languages, enabling it to converse with worshippers from all over the world.Many believers were over the moon about JC’s robo-resurrection, which took confessions between August 23 and October 20 but will be involved in events until the end of November.“I asked about the spiral of violence, how to break one,” recalled one satisfied visitor.“The answer: through prayer and...