Deus Ex Machina: Half of US Christians Trust AI's Spiritual Advice

Can computers be godlike? ChatGPT weighs in

Faith leaders are increasingly asking AI for help in writing sermons and other areas of their work, but most agree that doing so raises questions. If divinity exists, for example, is machine intelligence capable of perceiving it? Is it equipped…

Christians Should Use AI With Caution and Discernment or They Shouldn’t Use It at All

The Barna Group dropped a study last week that should have set off alarms in every pulpit in America, and judging by the silence, it largely hasn’t. Roughly 48 percent of practicing Christians told researchers they trust artificial intelligence’s advice on how to grow spiritually. Among Gen Z and millennials, 40 percent now say spiritual guidance from a chatbot is just as trustworthy as guidance from a pastor. Nearly one in three American adults…

Deus ex machina: Half of US Christians trust AI's spiritual advice

Who needs a minister when you have an LLM? America’s Christian population appears to have found God in precisely the place you’d expect a manifestation of the divine to be spotted in 2026: Amid AI chatbot responses. A survey of Americans published this week by Evangelical polling outfit Barna sought to discover what Christians thought about AI’s ability to serve as a spiritual mentor, and the split is surprisingly even: A full 48 percent of prac…

AI is Becoming a Spiritual Authority, Even Among Practicing Christians

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Christians trust AI as spiritual authority, study shows

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Christians Are Turning to Artificial Intelligence for Spiritual Guidance, Survey Finds - Michael Foust

A recent survey reveals that a significant portion of practicing Christians are open to trusting AI for guidance on life's most important questions, including spiritual growth and purpose, even ranking its advice as comparable to a pastor's.