Can AI create new religions?

As the Vatican seeks to harness social media to spread its message, others are warning that artificial intelligence poses a huge challenge to all religion. 

Could AI even be a rival to faith, projecting itself as a source of wisdom that’s neither human nor divine?

Professor BETH SINGLER of the University of Zurich is the author of the new book, Religion and Artificial Intelligence.

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Professor Beth Singler - Assistant Professor in Digital Religions at the University of Zurich