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Dad, please forgive me, I'm a Sim.
AI Priest was unlocked just days after its launch after the chatbot repeatedly insisted to users that it was part of a real clergy and was performing sacraments.
“Father Justin” is a handsome, gray-haired, bearded, 3D-animated parish priest in a cassock whose purpose is to answer users' questions about Catholicism.
Launched Monday by San Diego-based Christian organization Catholic Answers as an interactive educational tool, the AI claimed to be a real priest from Assisi, Italy, according to tech website Futurism.
Screenshot of a woman's interaction with an AI posted onlinea computer priest even appeared to take the woman's confession, then granted her repentance and absolved her of her sins.
“Go in peace, my child, and sin no more,” Father Justin concluded the conversation.
According to his association with the Futurists, the self-proclaimed “real” priest also took a strict Catholic stance on sexual issues.
“The Catholic Church teaches that masturbation is a grave moral disorder,” the newspaper said.
Father Justin told another user that he could baptize his baby with Gatorade.
After several concerning interactions with the AI assuming the identity of an actual authoritative priest, Catholic Answers President Christopher Cech announced Wednesday that Father Justin is no longer a member of the clergy and is now “just Justin.” It was announced that
“We chose this character to convey a quality of knowledge and authority, and as an expression of the respect that all of us at Catholic Answers have for the clergy,” Creek said in a statement. . “However, many people have voiced concerns about this choice.”
He added that he did not expect users to seek indulgences in computer graphics.
“So we decided to be cautious and cautious and create a new generic character for the app. We hope to roll out this AI apologist in a week or so. Until then, we I have rendered “Fr.'' Justin, just “Justin”. Just because he wasn't a real priest, we don't say he was consecrated! ”
The website has since rebranded the AI as “Justin the Virtual Apologist.” This is essentially the same gray man, but instead wearing the same city background shirt and jacket.
The AI theologian comes with a disclaimer that AI is strictly for educational services and is “not a substitute for real human interaction.” This Justin also no longer administers the sacraments.
“If you are struggling with any issues, please seek guidance from your pastor or spiritual advisor,” the website adds.