Something Good #119: The Secret History of Syncretic Software, Revisited

Much has occurred in the world of artificial intelligence (and papal succession!) since I first posted this piece in 2021, just moments before interfacing with a chatbot became a regular feature of daily life. And while I haven’t seen much on the topic of A.I.-assisted religious practice, isn’t falling in love with your LLM basically right next door to the devotional? Easter weekend seems an…