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Scholar argues AI chatbots now function like charismatic religious authorities

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“Could artificial intelligence represent the beginnings of a new kind of religious movement? A scholar of religion explains how AI can function as a charismatic figure without standing on a stage, establishing a church or gathering disciples”

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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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