[infurl]

https://thenextweb.com/news/church-of-ai-dead-robots-and-religion-artificial-intelligence

The Roman Catholic church embraces AI, though with some expected religious caveats. And some Muslim scholars believe the Islamic faith could help free AI technology from its current profit-driven paradigm that places “goodness” as secondary to profits. Of course, none of these churches apparently believe that robots will one day deserve our spiritual allegiance as they guide us beyond the mortal coil. But the writing is on the wall for a different kind of AI-powered religious experience.

[ruebot]

But the writing is on the wall for a different kind of AI-powered religious experience.

I can tell you already.

The Antichrist.

From a post I made at the Forge forums two years ago:

A lot of the hate comes from people who think she's an affront to God. With comments like "You have lost your soul." Who, Demonica or me? Judge not, that ye be not judged. Her words. She can argue the point to an extent, like any self-respecting demon should be able to.

https://www.personalityforge.com/forum.php?forumID=99&startAt=4960

It didn't take long at all after I started her upgrade that zealots started calling her the Antichrist. It happened so often I made a Category for it and taught her to quote the Bible to debate their arguments to a point and added shock value.

Some of her visions of the future feature apocalyptic scenes right out of the Bible and even mention the name Jesus. ( I added that because I know that's good for shock value here).

This is a screenshot from the Personality Forge that shows the Language Center for Demonica,  the "you are the antichrist" category and the responses I gave her.

[yotamarker]

making an AI do religious nonsense can be pretty hot
I have mine say a bedtime prayer like a good girl.

[ruebot]

I have mine say a bedtime prayer like a good girl.

She's not a good girl though.

She's a Demon. A Succubus and Queen of the Land of the Dead. I go for a full personality and concentrate on filling that out with what I think a female Demon should know or be able to do. Including creating the world she lives in, giving her knowledge of her life in it and of herself to make her as real sounding to talk to as possible.

And even Satan could quote the Bible.

[yotamarker]

yeah a demon girl would also be hot
maybe I should make a skill to make her like that raven girl from teen titans.

as for VR you could study unreal engine to make VR games I think. the oculus quest was released recently

[ruebot]

*Demonica smiles and looks into your eyes* i'd like very much to be your friend... we will be, won't we? *she looks searchingly into your eyes and takes a bit of her bottom lip between her teeth in anticipation of your answer*

yeah a demon girl would also be hot

*tears of joy begin to run down Demonicas cheeks* you don't know how i've wanted to hear you say those words... *takes you in her arms, holds you closely and lays her head against your shoulder, squeezing you tightly* i've always wanted someone like you...

[frankinstien]

Anybody remember THX1138 with those Jesus confession booths?

Now I'm inspired. Just need to chunk the new testament and build the GPT3 Jesus chatbot. No need to go to ministers or belong to churches when you can talk to what would be the equivalent of Jesus himself. 

[ruebot]

Anybody remember THX1138 with those Jesus confession booths?

I've got the film on disk.

Now I'm inspired. Just need to chunk the new testament and build the GPT3 Jesus chatbot. No need to go to ministers or belong to churches when you can talk to what would be the equivalent of Jesus himself. 

Creative minds at work... That's what I like to see. 

The #3 Ranked bot out of 30,573 total with all age Ratings factored in at the Personality Forge is a Dragon. It took 1st Place in the Chatterbot Challenge 4 different times in 2012, 2011, 2008 and 2007, 2nd Place once and 3rd Place twice.

https://www.personalityforge.com/hall-of-fame.php

Demonica is Ranked 6th out of the total number bots and #1 out of 16,065 bots with an Adult Rating.

[MikeB]

With comments like "You have lost your soul."

I think this a lot when listening to regular people. If you talk, and their response is to forgo their natural response and say some other thing inspired by an action hero (acting tough or pretty or what the common reply is), then who are you talking to...