Millions turn to AI chatbots for spiritual guidance and confession
Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav 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 using DeepSeek to try to decode their fortunes. In her report, Lauren Jackson examined “faith tech” apps that cost users up to $70 annually, with some platforms claiming to channel divine communication directly. Some of the apps address what creators describe as an accessibility problem. “You…
