As People Turn to AI for Spiritual Guidance, Experts Warn of Emotional Dependency

AI chatbots are quietly becoming spiritual advisers for millions, data shows

GitaGPT and ChatwithGod are building businesses around existential AI advice, echoing engineer Anthony Levandowski's 2017 attempt to found an AI "Godhead."

As people turn to AI for spiritual guidance, experts warn of emotional dependency

AI is increasingly becoming more than a search engine for people. It can be a source of guidance on relationships, morality, grief, spirituality and the meaning of life. That shift is at the center of a new report.

Catholics urged to seek authentic spiritual advice as 'soulless' AI therapy surges in popularity - The Catholic Leader

ARTIFICIAL intelligence is becoming the go-to for therapy and companionship, ranking as the number-one use of generative AI worldwide in 2025, according to a Harvard Business Review study. Finding greater meaning and purpose ranked third. In Australia, one in two people reported some form of social disconnection, a 2026 national survey by the University of […]

A Crisis in Formation: How AI Is Shaping Teenagers and Their Spiritual Lives

Jesus Christ did not disciple his followers through detached prompts, but through embodied presence, sacrificial love, correction, suffering, touch, communion, and covenant relationship.