This is a screenshot of “Father Justin,” an AI chatbot simulating a priest in order to answer questions for teaching apostolate Catholic Answers. (OSV News screenshot/Catholic Answers). (OSV News) — A ...

Father Justin, we hardly knew ye. Less than two days after debuting an artificial intelligence (AI) priest character to overwhelmingly negative reviews, Catholic Answers has given “Father Justin” the ...

The penitent crafted the perfect sin to confess to a virtual priest: "Bless me father, for I have sinned. … I have had anger in my heart about the deployment of AI chatbots in inappropriate places." ...

A new AI priest, launched by a Catholic teaching apostolate to answer questions about the faith, has been "laicized" after sparking more backlash than belief online. The nonprofit apologetics website ...

The penitent crafted the perfect sin to confess to a virtual priest: "Bless me father, for I have sinned. … I have had anger in my heart about the deployment of AI chatbots in inappropriate places." ...

The conservative apologetics platform Catholic Answers' initial foray into the world of AI ended abruptly, when the group decided to pull their "Father Justin" chatbot character only two days after ...

Father Brendan McGuire left the tech industry to serve God. Now he’s back—helping Anthropic build something resembling a ...

When I meet Father Justin, he is sitting across from the Basilica of St. Francis in a kind of A.I.-Assisi. It appears to be a beautiful day in this artificially assembled Italy. Birds chirp behind him ...

Every time Katie publishes a story, you’ll get an alert straight to your inbox! Enter your email By clicking “Sign up”, you agree to receive emails from ...