Millions turn to AI chatbots for spiritual guidance and confession

Ars Technica
By Benj EdwardsSep 16, 2025, 7:15 am322 ptsTop
On Sunday, The New York Times reported that tens of millions of people are confessing secrets to AI chatbots trained on religious texts, with apps like Bible Chat reaching over 30 million downloads and Catholic app Hallow briefly topping Netflix, Instagram, and TikTok in Apple's App Store. In China, people are…

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