Artificial Intelligence and Human Spirituality: Is a Spiritual Chatbot a Good Idea?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has led to sophisticated chatbots to provide virtual companions or to address mental health problems. Somewhat similar in design, a “spiritual chatbot,” intended to enhance the user’s spirituality, is within reach of today’s technology. The key features of a spiritual ch...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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Theology and science
Year: 2025, Volume: 23, Issue: 3, Pages: 471-486 |
| RelBib Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality RG Pastoral care ZD Psychology ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies |
| Further subjects: | B
Spiritual Direction
B Artificial intelligence (AI) B Spiritual Growth B Spiritual Formation B chatbots B robot priests B spiritual chatbots |
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| Summary: | Artificial Intelligence (AI) has led to sophisticated chatbots to provide virtual companions or to address mental health problems. Somewhat similar in design, a “spiritual chatbot,” intended to enhance the user’s spirituality, is within reach of today’s technology. The key features of a spiritual chatbot are described, along with early experiments in the religious use of AI. Spiritual chatbots may play a positive role in promoting spirituality, but they should not act in the role of pastor or priest. With a proper balance of encouragement and honesty, they might be accepted as a means of grace leading to authentic spiritual growth. |
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| ISSN: | 1474-6719 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology and science
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2025.2514299 |
