Robot preachers. Can I have an Amen?

Robots and AI are taking over but there is at least one industry that seems to be safe - religion. According to research conducted by the American Psychological Association, robots aren’t credible as spiritual leaders. In an experiment, they had a robot preach a sermon on Buddhist principles and compared the crowd reaction to a Buddhist priest who gave the exact same message. The robot received smaller donations causing the researchers to think credibility was the cause. Other experiments validated the assertion. Tell-tale signs included a reluctance to distribute flyers to support the temple and push-back on sharing the message that was preached by the robot.

If you ask me, I’m against robots sermonizing in the church. Give me that old time religion!

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