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Scholar argues AI chatbots now function like charismatic religious authorities

Shipley publishes essay comparing AI to a charismatic religious leader

1 Sep 21 8:37 AM · 2d ago · 1 article · 1 source · development 1 of 4

Morgan Shipley, a scholar of religion at Michigan State University, argues in The Conversation that AI chatbots increasingly answer existential questions once directed to therapists and religious advisers, and that users can enter a relationship with AI resembling Max Weber's 'charismatic authority,' even though AI lacks a creed, congregation or membership.

Shipley publishes essay comparing AI to a charismatic religious leader
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“Could artificial intelligence represent the beginnings of a new kind of religious movement?”

Morgan Shipley

Morgan Shipley Author, Foglio Endowed Chair of Spirituality, Michigan State UniversityMax Weber Sociologist (referenced)J. Gordon Melton Scholar of new religious movements (referenced)

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